Troubleshooting Full Zone Database Synchronization Across Switches; Resolving Out Of Sync Full Zone Database Using Fabric Manager; Resolving An Out Of Sync Full Zone Database Using The Cli - Cisco 9134 - MDS Multilayer Fabric Switch Troubleshooting Manual

Chapter 14 Troubleshooting Zones and Zone Sets
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Use the zoneset activate command to activate the zone set.
Step 6
switch(config)# zoneset activate ZoneSet1 vsan 2
If you are still experiencing zone set activation failure, use the show zone internal change
Step 7
event-history vsan <vsan-id> command to determine the source of the zone set activation problem.

Troubleshooting Full Zone Database Synchronization Across Switches

All switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family distribute active zone sets when new E port links come up
or when a new zone set is activated in a VSAN. The zone set distribution takes effect while sending
merge requests to the adjacent switch or while activating a zone set.

Resolving Out of Sync Full Zone Database Using Fabric Manager

To verify if the full zone database is in sync across switches using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Choose Fabricxx > VSANxx > zonesetname and select the Policies tab.
Step 1
Verify that the Propagation field is set to FullZoneSet. If it is not, select FullZoneSet from the
Step 2
drop-down menu.
Click Apply Changes to save these changes.
Step 3

Resolving an Out of Sync Full Zone Database Using the CLI

To verify if the full zone database is in sync across switches using the CLI, follow these steps:
Use the show zone status command to verify if the distribute flag is on.
Step 1
switch# config t show zone status
VSAN: 1 default-zone: deny distribute: active only Interop: default
Default zone:
Full Zoning Database :
Active Zoning Database :
Status:
This example shows that only the active zone set is distributed.
Verify that the distribute flag is on.
Step 2
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mode: basic merge-control: allow session: none
hard-zoning: enabled
qos: low broadcast: disabled ronly: disabled
Zonesets:3 Zones:7 Aliases: 9
Name: ZoneSet1 Zonesets:1 Zones:2
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x
Zone and Zone Set Issues
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