> # Zone Member Configuration Guidelines

> All members of a zone can communicate with each other. For a zone with N members, N*(N-1) access permissions need to be enabled. Avoid configuring large numbers of targets or large numbers of initiators in a single zone. This type of configuration wastes switch resources by provisioning and managing many communicating pairs (initiator-to-initiator or target-to-target) that will never actually communicate with each other. Configuring a single initiator with a single target is the most efficient approach to zoning.

> The following guidelines must be considered when creating zone members:

> - Configuring only one initiator and one target for a zone provides the most efficient use of the switch resources.
> - Configuring the same initiator to multiple targets is accepted.
> - Configuring multiple initiators to multiple targets is not recommended.

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