Zone Merging Scenarios - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

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Zone merging scenarios

Table 103 provides information on merging zones and the expected results.
Table 103 Zone merging scenarios
Description
Switch A has a defined
configuration.
Switch B does not have a
defined configuration.
Switch A has a defined and
enabled configuration.
Switch B has a defined
configuration but no effective
configuration.
Switch A and Switch B have the
same defined configuration.
Neither have an enabled
configuration.
Switch A and Switch B have the
same defined and enabled
configuration.
Switch A does not have a
defined configuration.
Switch B has a defined
configuration.
Switch A does not have a
defined configuration.
Switch B has a defined
configuration.
Switch A and Switch B have the
same defined configuration.
Only Switch B has an enabled
configuration.
Switch A and Switch B have
different defined configurations.
Neither have an enabled zone
configuration.
Switch A Switch B
defined: defined: none
cfg1: effective: none
zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: none
defined: cfg1 defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2 zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: cfg1: effective: none
defined: cfg1 defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2 zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: none effective: none
defined: cfg1 defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2 zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: cfg1: effective: cfg1:
defined: none defined:cfg1
effective: none zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: none
defined: none defined:cfg1
effective: none zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: cfg1
defined: cfg1 defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2 zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: none effective: cfg1
defined: cfg2 defined: cfg1
zone2: ali3; ali4 zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: none effective: none
Expected results
Configuration from Switch A to
propagate throughout the fabric
in an inactive state, because the
configuration is not enabled.
Configuration from Switch A to
propagate throughout the
fabric. The configuration is
enabled after the merge in the
fabric.
No change (clean merge).
No change (clean merge).
Switch A will absorb the
configuration from the fabric.
Switch A will absorb the
configuration from the fabric,
with cfg1 as the effective
configuration.
Clean merge, with cfg1 as the
effective configuration.
Clean merge. The new
configuration will be a
composite of the two.
defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
cfg2:
zone2: ali3; ali4
effective: none
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