Zones Grid

The Zones grid presents definitions of forwarding zones and clusters for wide-area durables, along with selected details. In edit mode, you can add and delete zone definitions, and modify existing definitions.

For background information, see "Wide-Area Durables."

Levels

  • Zone
  • Cluster

Zone Level

Column Description
Zone Required.

Name of the forwarding zone.

Zone names must be unique within the realm.

All names are limited to a maximum length of 256 characters.

Active You can activate or deactivate forwarding of wide-area durables with a zone.
Type A zone can operate as a full mesh, as a hub-and-spoke network, or as a limited hub-and-spoke network. For details, see "Arranging a Wide-Area Store."

Cluster Level

Column Description
Cluster Required.

Name of a persistence cluster.

All names are limited to maximum length of 256 characters.

Role When the zone type is either hub-and-spoke or limited hub-and-spoke, one cluster in the zone has the hub role, while all the others have the spoke role.
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