Enabling Full Zone Set Distribution; Enabling A One-Time Distribution; About Recovering From Link Isolation - HP Cisco MDS 9020 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Zone Set Distribution
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Enabling Full Zone Set Distribution

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.
To enable full zone set and active zone set distribution to all switches on a per VSAN basis, follow these
steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
Step 2
switch(config)# zoneset distribute full vsan 33

Enabling a One-Time Distribution

You can perform a one-time distribution of inactive, unmodified zone sets throughout the fabric.
Use the zoneset distribute vsan vsan-id command in EXEC mode to perform this distribution.
switch# zoneset distribute vsan 2
Zoneset distribution initiated. check zone status
This command only distributes the full zone set information—it does not save the information to the
startup configuration. You must explicitly issue the copy running-config startup-config command to
save the full zone set information to the startup configuration.
The zoneset distribute vsan vsan-id command is supported in interop 2 and interop 3 modes—not in
Note
interop 1 mode.
Use the show zone status vsan vsan-id command to check the status of the one-time zone set distribution
request.
switch# show zone status vsan 2
VSAN: 3 default-zone: permit distribute: active only Interop: 100
Default zone:
Full Zoning Database :
Active Zoning Database :
Status: Zoneset distribution completed at 04:01:06 Aug 28 2004

About Recovering from Link Isolation

When two switches in a fabric are merged using a TE or E port, these TE and E ports may become
isolated when the active zone set databases are different between the two switches or fabrics. When a TE
port or an E port become isolated, you can recover that port from its isolated state using one of three
options:
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
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mode:basic merge-control:allow session:none
hard-zoning:enabled
qos:low broadcast:disabled ronly:disabled
Zonesets:0 Zones:0 Aliases: 0
Name: nozoneset Zonesets:1
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enables sending a full zone set along with an
active zone set.
Zones:2
Chapter 23 Configuring and Managing Zones
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