Merging The Database - HP Cisco MDS 9020 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Enhanced Zoning
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Create an attribute group.
Step 1
switch# conf t
switch(config)# zone-attribute-group name SampleAttributeGroup vsan 2
switch(config-attribute-group)#
Add the attribute to an attribute-group object.
Step 2
switch(config-attribute-group)# readonly
switch(config-attribute-group)# broadcast
switch(config-attribute-group)# qos priority medium
Attach the attribute-group to a zone.
Step 3
switch(config)# zone name Zone1 vsan 2
switch(config-zone)# attribute-group SampleAttributeGroup
switch(config-zone)# exit
switch(config)#
Activate the zone set.
Step 4
switch(config)# zoneset activate name Zoneset1 vsan 2
The attribute-groups are expanded and only the configured attributes are present in the active zone set.

Merging the Database

The merge behavior depends on the fabric-wide merge control setting:
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Table 23-3
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
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Restrict—If the two database 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.
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Merge Status
1
but Successful.
Failed.
1
but different
Successful.
Successful.
Configuring and Managing Zones
Table 23-3.
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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