Merging The Database - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring and Managing Zones
Step 1
Create an attribute group.
Example:
switch# confgure terminal
switch(config)# zone-attribute-group name SampleAttributeGroup vsan 2
switch(config-attribute-group)#
Step 2
Add the attribute to an attribute-group object.
Example:
switch(config-attribute-group)# readonly
switch(config-attribute-group)# broadcast
switch(config-attribute-group)# qos priority medium
readonly and broadcast commands are not supported from 5.2 release onwards.
Step 3
Attach the attribute-group to a zone.
Example:
switch(config)# zone name Zone1 vsan 2
switch(config-zone)# attribute-group SampleAttributeGroup
switch(config-zone)# exit
switch(config)#
Step 4
Activate the zoneset.
Example:
switch(config)# zoneset activate name Zoneset1 vsan 2
The attribute-groups are expanded and only the configured attributes are present in the active zoneset.
To configure attribute groups, refer to the

Merging the Database

The merge behavior depends on the fabric-wide merge control setting:
• 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 the
Table 9: Database Zone Merge Status
Local Database
The databases contain zone sets with the
same name
and attributes groups.
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but different zones, aliases,
Adjacent Merge Status
Database
Successful. The union of the local
and adjacent
databases.
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Merging the Database
Guide.
Table 9: Database Zone
Results of the Merge
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