Resulting Database Size: 0 To 96K; Resulting Database Size: 96K To 128K - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Symmetrical segmentation occurs when both ends of an ISL are shut down. Subsequently, no frames are
exchanged between those two switches.
Asymmetrical segmentation not only prevents frames from being exchanged between switches, but also
causes routing inconsistencies.
The best way to avoid either type of segmentation is to know the zone database size limit of adjacent
switches. The following tables provide the expected behavior based on different database sizes after a
zone merge is specified.
Table 58

Resulting database size: 0 to 96K

Receiver
Initiator
Fabric OS 3.1
Fabric OS 3.2
Fabric OS 4.0/
4.1/4.2
Fabric OS 4.4.0
Fabric OS 5.0.0/
5.0.1/5.1.0
Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later
FC router
XPath 7.3
Table 59

Resulting database size: 96K to 128K

Receiver Fabric OS
3.1
Initiator
Fabric OS 3.1 Segment
Fabric OS 3.2 Segment
Fabric OS 4.0/ Segment
4.1/4.2
Fabric OS 4.4.0 Segment
Fabric OS 5.0.0/ Segment
5.0.1
Fabric OS 5.2.0 or Segment
later
FC router Segment
XPath 7.3 Segment
214 Administering Advanced Zoning
Fabric Fabric Fabric OS
OS 3.1 OS 3.2 4.0/
4.1/
4.2
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Fabric OS Fabric
3.2 OS 4.0/
4.1/4.2
Segment Segment
Join Join
Segment Join
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join
Segment Join
Fabric Fabric OS Fabric
OS 4.4.0 5.0.0/ OS
5.0.1/ 5.2.0 or
5.1.0 later
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Fabric Fabric OS Fabric
OS 4.4.0 5.0.0/ OS 5.2.0
5.0.1/ or later
5.1.0
Segment Segment Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Join Join Join
Fibre XPath 7.3
Channel
Router
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join
Fibre XPath 7.3
Channel
Router
Join Segment
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join
Join Join