Correcting A Fabric Merge Problem Quickly - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Troubleshooting And Diagnostics Manual

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Zone conflicts
TABLE 14
Command
cfgEnable
cfgSave
cfgTransAbort
cfgTransShow
defZone
licenseShow
switchShow
zoneAdd
zoneCreate
zoneHelp
zoneShow
For more information about setting up zoning on your switch, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's
Guide.
You can correct zone conflicts by using the cfgClear command to clear the zoning database.
ATTENTION
The cfgClear command is a disruptive procedure.

Correcting a fabric merge problem quickly

1. Determine which switches have the incorrect zoning configuration; then, log in to the switches
2. Enter the switchDisable command on all problem switches.
3. Enter the cfgDisable command on each switch.
4. Enter the cfgClear command on each switch.
5. Enter the cfgSave command on each switch to commit the change.
6. Enter the switchEnable command on each switch once the zoning configuration has been
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Commands for debugging zoning (Continued)
Function
Use to enable and activate (make effective) the specified configuration.
Use to save changes to the zone configuration database.
Use to abort the current zoning transaction without committing it.
Use to display the ID of the current zoning transaction
Sets the default zone access mode to No Access, initializes a zoning transaction (if one is not
already in progress), and creates the reserved zoning objects.
Displays current license keys and associated (licensed) products.
Displays currently enabled configuration and any E_Port segmentations resulting from zone
conflicts.
Use to add a member to an existing zone.
Use to create a zone. Before a zone becomes active, the cfgSave and cfgEnable commands
must be used.
Displays help information for zone commands.
Displays zone information.
as admin.
ATTENTION
The cfgClear command clears the zoning database on the switch where the command is run.
cleared.
This forces the zones to merge and populates the switches with the correct zoning database.
The fabrics will then merge.
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