Checking For Zoning Problems - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Troubleshooting Manual

For details about the fcPing command, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference.

Checking for zoning problems

1. Enter the cfgActvShow command to determine if zoning is enabled.
2. Confirm that the specific edge devices that must communicate with each other are in the same
3. Resolve zoning conflicts by putting the devices into the same zoning configuration.
4. Verify that no configuration is active by using the cfgActvShow command. Enter the defZone
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Zone conflicts
received reply from 0x020800: 12 bytes time:1006 usec
received reply from 0x020800: 12 bytes time:1008 usec
received reply from 0x020800: 12 bytes time:1038 usec
received reply from 0x020800: 12 bytes time:1010 usec
5 frames sent, 5 frames received, 0 frames rejected, 0 frames timeout
Round-trip min/avg/max = 1006/1044/1159 usec
Pinging 22:00:00:04:cf:75:63:85 [0x217d9] with 12 bytes of data:
Request timed out
Request timed out
Request timed out
Request timed out
Request timed out
5 frames sent, 0 frames received, 0 frames rejected, 5 frames timeout
Round-trip min/avg/max = 0/0/0 usec
switch:admin>
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If zoning is enabled, it is possible that the problem is being caused by zoning enforcement
(for example, two devices in different zones cannot detect each other).
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If zoning is disabled, check the default zone mode by entering the defZone
command. If it is no access, change it to all access. To modify default zone mode from no
access to all access, enter the defZone
zone.
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If they are not in the same zone and zoning is enabled, proceed to
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If they are in the same zone, perform the following tasks:
Enter the portCamShow command on the host port to verify that the target is present.
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Enter the portCamShow command on the target.
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Enter the nsZoneMember command with the port ID for the zoned devices on the host
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and target to determine whether the name server is aware that these devices are
zoned together.
show command to display the current state of the zone access mode and the access level.
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The defZone command sets the default zone access mode to No Access
switch:admin> defzone
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Default Zone Access Mode
committed - No Access
transaction - No Transaction
See "Zone conflicts" on page 75 for additional information.
all command, and then the cfgSave command.
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