Deactivating A Zoneset And Restarting The Zone Merge Process - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Troubleshooting Manual

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Switch Fabric Level Issues
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switch4# Nov 19 11:43:02 switch4 %LOG_PORT-5-IF_UP: Interface port-channel 1 is up in mode
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Nov 19 11:43:02 switch4 %LOG_PORT-5-IF_TRUNK_UP: Interface fc1/14, vsan 1 is up
Nov 19 11:43:02 switch4 %LOG_PORT-5-IF_TRUNK_UP: Interface fc1/15, vsan 1 is up
Nov 19 11:43:02 switch4 %LOG_PORT-5-IF_TRUNK_UP: Interface fc1/16, vsan 1 is up
switch4# show zoneset activ
The system output looks like this:
zoneset name wall vsan 1
zone name excal1 vsan 1
* fcid 0x620200
zone name $default_zone$ vsan 1
* fcid 0x6e00da
* fcid 0x6e00d9
* fcid 0x6e00d6
* fcid 0x6201d5
* fcid 0x6201d4
* fcid 0x6201d3
* fcid 0x6201d2
* fcid 0x6201d1
* fcid 0x6201ce
* fcid 0x6201cd
* fcid 0x6201cc
* fcid 0x6201cb
* fcid 0x6201ca
* fcid 0x6e0100
switch4#
When you explicitly import a zoneset for VSAN 1 from switch3 on switch4 over the isolated ISL, the
active zoneset is copied from switch3 to switch4. The zone databases are now synchronized, and the
VSAN is no longer isolated.

Deactivating a Zoneset and Restarting the Zone Merge Process

To deactivate a zoneset and restart the zone merge process, follow these steps:
Deactivate the zoneset configuration from the switch, as in the following example:
Step 1
This will disrupt traffic and cause the MDS 9000 switch to lose connectivity with the network.
Caution
switch4(config)# no zoneset activate name excal2 vsan 1
The system output looks like this:
Zoneset Dectivation initiated. check zone status
Step 2 To confirm that the zoneset has been removed, enter the following command:
switch4(config)# exit
switch4# show zoneset active
Step 3 Shut down the connection to the zone to be merged.
switch4# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.
switch4(config)# int port-channel 1
switch4(config-if)# shut
OL-5183-02, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3
fcid 0x6200ca
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