Creating a Zone

Procedure

1. Choose Services > File Service > Service Network.
2. In the Zone area, click Create.

   The Create Zone page is displayed.

3. Configure basic zone information.

   Table 1 describes related parameters.

   Table 1 Basic zone parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Name	Indicates the name of the zone. NOTE: The name must be unique. The name contains 1 to 31 characters. The name can contain only letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.), and must start with a letter and cannot end with an underscore (_), hyphen (-), or period (.).
   Home Subnet	Indicates the subnet to which the zone belongs.
   Sub-domain Name	Indicates the sub-domain name of the zone. This function must be used together with the DNS function in the subnet.
   Network Type	Indicates the network type of ports in the zone. After this parameter is specified, only ports of the specified type can be added to the port pool. You are advised to set the network types of all zones in the same subnet to be the same.
   DNS Policy	Indicates the DNS policy of the zone. Possible options are as follows: Round robin If clients access services using domain names, nodes are selected to process service requests of clients based on the sequence recorded in the cache. Node connections If clients access services using domains names, nodes with the fewest connections are selected to process service requests of clients. CPU usage If clients access services using domains names, nodes with the lowest CPU usage are selected to process service requests of clients. Node throughput If clients access services using domains names, nodes with the lowest throughput are selected to process service requests of clients. NOTE: The DNS policy takes effect only after the DNS service is enabled.
   DNS Service	Indicates whether to enable the DNS service to resolve the sub-domain name of the zone. You are advised to select Enable. After enabling DNS for the subnet, setting a sub-domain name and enabling DNS for the zone. Then, the file service of the zone can be accessed through the sub-domain name.
   IP Address Failover	Indicates whether to enable IP address failover. After this function is enabled, when a node is faulty, its IP address can be automatically allocated to another normal node. Therefore, clients can continue to access the storage system using this IP address. You are advised to select Enable.

4. Click Next.
5. Add an IP address.
   1. Click Add.

      The Add IP Address page is displayed.

   2. Configure IP address information.

      Table 2 describes related parameters.

      Table 2 IP address parameters

      Parameter	Description
      Type	Indicates the IP address adding type. The value can be Single Address or Address Segment.
      IP Address/Mask	The value is the planned service IP address and subnet mask when Type is set to Single Address.
      Start IP Address/Mask	The value is the planned start service IP address and subnet mask when Type is set to Address Segment.
      End IP Address/Mask	The value is the planned end service IP address and subnet mask when Type is set to Address Segment. NOTE: A maximum of 50 IP addresses can be contained in an IP address segment.

   3. Click OK.

6. Click Next.
7. Add a port.
   1. Click Add.

      The Add Port page is displayed.

   2. Select the ports to be added.
      

      You are advised to select bond ports.

   3. (Optional) Manage bond ports.
      1. Click Manage Service Bond Port.

         The Manage Service Bond Port page is displayed.

      2. Add a bond port.
         1. Click Add.

            The Create Bond Port page is displayed.

         2. Configure the bond port information. Table 3 describes related parameters.

            Table 3 Bond port parameters

            Parameter	Description
            Bond Port Name	Indicates the name of the bond port.
            Transmission Protocol	Indicates the transmission protocol of the bond port.
            Physical Port	Indicates the physical port to be bound.
            Bond Mode	Indicates the bond mode. bond1: active/standby mode bond4: dynamic link aggregation mode NOTE: bond4 is recommended.
            MTU (Bytes)	Indicates the maximum transmission unit of the bond port.

         3. Click OK.
      3. Delete a bond port.

         Click More on the right of the desired bond port and select Delete.

   4. Click OK.

8. Click OK.