Merging Zones - McDATA 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual

Understanding Zoning
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EFCM Basic User Manual
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Merging Zones

Table 4-2
Fabric A Fabric B
Not zoned Not zoned
Not zoned Zoned
Zoned Not zoned
Zoned Zoned
ATTENTION! If merging zones will result in segmented E_Ports and the
fabrics will not join, you can join the fabrics by deactivating the active zone
set on one of the fabrics (default zone is enabled). This eliminates any
conflicts because the fabrics will then join using only the active zone set.
After the fabrics join, you can make adjustments to zoning configurations.
Result
Fabrics join successfully. The new fabric remains
not zoned.
Fabrics join successfully and the active zone set
will propagate across the fabric. Fabric A inherits
zoning configuration from Fabric B.
Fabrics join successfully and the active zone set
will propagate across the fabric. Fabric B inherits
zoning configuration from Fabric A.
Fabrics can merge if the zone names in each fabric
are unique. The resulting active zone set is a union
of the zones from each fabric.
If there is a zone name conflict (the same zone
name in each fabric) then the zones must have
identical members for the fabrics to join.
If the two zones have the same name but contain
different members, then the E_Ports will segment
and the fabrics will not join.