HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual page 571

Chapter 29 Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing
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If IVR and iSLB are enabled in the same fabric, at least one switch in the fabric must have both features
Note
enabled. Any zoning related configuration or activation operation (for normal zones, IVR zones, or iSLB
zones) must be performed on this switch. Otherwise, traffic might be disrupted in the fabric.
You can also use the force activate option to activate IVR zone sets.
scenarios with and without the force activate option.
Table 29-4
Case
1
2
1
3
4
5
1. We recommend that you use the Case 3 scenario.
Using the force activate option of IVR zone set activation may cause traffic disruption, even for devices
Caution
that are not involved in IVR. For example, if your configuration does not have any active zone sets and
the default zone policy is
activation will go through if the force activateoption is used. Because zones are created in the edge
VSANs corresponding to each IVR zone, traffic may be disrupted in edge VSANs where the default zone
policy is
To activate or deactivate an existing IVR zone set using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Click Zone and then select Edit Local Full Zone Database as shown in
Step 1
Figure 29-20
You see the Edit Local Full Zone Database dialog box in
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
IVR Scenarios with and without the Force Activate Option.
Default
Zone Active Zone Set before IVR
Policy Zone Activation
Deny No active zone set
Deny Active zone set present
Permit No active zone set
or
Active zone set present
, then an IVR zone set activation will fail. However, IVR zone set
permit
.
permit
Zone Menu
IVR Zones and IVR Zone Sets
Table 29-4
Force
IVR Zone Set
Activate
Option Activation
Used? Status
No Failure
Yes Success
No/Yes Success
No Failure
Yes Success
Figure
Figure 29-21.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
lists the various
Active IVR Possible
Zone Traffic
Created? Disruption
No No
Yes No
Yes No
No No
Yes Yes
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