Troubleshooting Zone Set Activation - Cisco 9134 - MDS Multilayer Fabric Switch Troubleshooting Manual

Zone and Zone Set Issues
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Use the show zoneset active command to verify that you have an active zone set. If you do not have an
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active zone set, use the zoneset activate command to activate the zone set.
Use the show zoneset active command to verify that the zone in
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not, use the zoneset name command to enter the zone set configuration submode, and use the member
command to add the zone to the active zone set.
switch(config)# zoneset name zoneset1 vsan 2
ca-9506(config-zoneset)# member NewZoneName
Use the zoneset activate command to activate the zone set.
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switch(config)# zoneset activate ZoneSet1 vsan 2
Verify that the host and storage can now communicate.
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Resolving Zone is Not in Active Zone Set Using the CLI
To add a zone to the active zone set using the CLI, follow these steps:
Use the show zoneset active command to verify that you have an active zone set. If you do not have an
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active zone set, use the zoneset activate command to activate the zone set.
Use the show zoneset active command to verify that the zone in
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Use the zoneset name command to enter the zone set configuration submode, and use the member
Step 3
command to add the zone to the active zone set.
switch(config)# zoneset name zoneset1 vsan 2
ca-9506(config-zoneset)# member NewZoneName
Step 4 Use the zoneset activate command to activate the zone set.
switch(config)# zoneset activate ZoneSet1 vsan 2
Step 5 Verify that the host and storage can now communicate.

Troubleshooting Zone Set Activation

When you activate a zone set, a copy of the zone set from the full zone set is used to enforce zoning, and
is called the active zone set. A zone that is part of an active zone set is called an active zone. Two main
problems can occur with activating a zone set:
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No zone set is active.
Chapter 14 Troubleshooting Zones and Zone Sets
Step 2 is in the active zone set. If it is
Step 1 is not in the active zone set.
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