Merging The Database; Configuring Zone Merge Control Policies - Cisco nexus 5000 series Cli Configuration Manual

Enhanced Zoning
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Merging the Database

The merge method depends on the fabric-wide merge control setting:
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Table 1-3
Local Database
The databases contain zone sets with the same name
different zones, aliases, and attributes groups.
The databases contains a zone, zone alias, or zone
attribute group object with same name
members.
Empty.
Contains data.
1. In the enhanced zoning mode, the active zone set does not have a name in interop mode 1. The zone set names are only present
The merge process operates as follows:
1.
2.
3.

Configuring Zone Merge Control Policies

To configure merge control policies, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2
switch(config)# zone merge-control restrict
vsan vsan-id
switch(config)# no zone merge-control
restrict vsan vsan-id
switch(config)# zone commit vsan vsan-id
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Restrict—If the two databases are not identical, the ISLs between the switches are isolated.
Allow—The two databases are merged using the merge rules specified in
Database Zone Merge Status
Adjacent Database
Contains data.
Empty.
for full zone sets.
The software compares the protocol versions. If the protocol versions differ, then the ISL is isolated.
If the protocol versions are the same, then the zone policies are compared. If the zone policies differ,
then the ISL is isolated.
If the zone merge options are the same, then the comparison is implemented based on the merge
control setting.
If the setting is restrict, the active zone set and the full zone set should be identical. Otherwise,
a.
the link is isolated.
If the setting is allow, then the merge rules are used to perform the merge.
b.
Merge Status
1
but Successful.
Failed.
1
but different
Successful.
Successful.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Configures a restricted merge control setting for
this VSAN.
Defaults to using the allow merge control setting
for this VSAN.
Commits the changes made to the specified VSAN.
Chapter 1 Configuring and Managing Zones
Table 1-3.
Results of the Merge
The union of the local and
adjacent databases.
ISLs are isolated.
The adjacent database
information populates the
local database.
The local database
information populates the
adjacent database.
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