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About IVZs and IVZSs

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Example 18-5 Displays the IVR fcdomain Database Entries for a Specific AFID and VSAN
switch# show ivr fcdomain database autonomous-fabric-num 21 vsan 22
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AFID
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21
Number of Virtual-domain entries: 1
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AFID
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21
21
21
Number of Virtual-fcid entries: 3
About IVZs and IVZSs
As part of the IVR configuration, you need to configure one or more IVZs to enable cross-VSAN
communication. To achieve this result, you must specify each IVZ as a set of (pWWN, VSAN) entries.
Like zones, several IVZs can be configured to belong to an IVR zone. You can define several IVZSs and
activate only one of the defined IVZSs.
Note The same IVZS must be activated on all of the IVR-enabled switches.
Caution You can only configure a total number of 2000 zone members on all switches in a network. As of Cisco
MDS SAN-OS Release 2.1(1a), the limit is increased to a total number of 10,000 zone members on all
switches in a network. A zone member is counted twice if it exists in two zones. See the
Guidelines" section on page

IVZs Versus Zones

Table 18-2
Table 18-2
IVZs
IVZ membership is specified using the VSAN and
pWWN combination.
Default zone policy is always deny (not configurable).
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide
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Vsan Native-AFID Native-Vsan
22 20
Vsan Pwwn
22 11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88
22 21:22:33:44:55:66:77:88
22 21:22:33:44:55:66:78:88
18-29.
identifies the key differences between IVZs and zones.
Key Differences between IVZs and Zones
Virtual-domain
11 0xc(12)
Virtual-fcid
0x114466
0x0c4466
0x0c4466
Zones
Zone membership is specified using pWWN,
fabric WWN, sWWN, or the fabric ID.
Default zone policy is deny (configurable).
Chapter 18 Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing
"Database Merge
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