Storage device to provide access to storage resources over a data storage fabric

A method to provide access to storage resources of a storage device over a data storage fabric, comprising:

• enable a zone manager of a first switch to assign a zone group to one of a plurality of phys (physical layers) of an expander of the storage device to enable the first switch to access storage resources of the storage device;
• configure the zone group of the expander of the storage device to prevent access to the storage resources of the storage device when status of the phy that is assigned a zone group indicates a disconnection condition with the first switch;
• and
• enable a zone manager of the second switch to assign a zone group to the phy to enable the second switch to access storage resources of the storage device when after the disconnection condition, the status of the phy indicates a reconnection condition with a second switch.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon to provide access to storage resources of a storage device over a data storage fabric, the instructions are executable by a processor to:

• enable a zone manager of a first switch to assign a zone group to one of a plurality of phys (physical layers) of an expander of the storage device to enable the first switch to access storage resources of the storage device;
• configure the zone group of the expander of the storage device to prevent access to the storage resources of the storage device in response to status of the phy that is assigned a zone group indicates a disconnection condition with the first switch;
• and
• enable a zone manager of the second switch to assign a zone group to the phy to enable the second switch to access storage resources of the storage device in response to after the disconnection condition, the status of the phy indicates a reconnection condition with a second switch.