Merging Two Zone Databases - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

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Merging two zone databases

If a zone or zone configuration is merged, the resulting zone or zone configuration includes all
members that were marked for addition or removal as well as all members not otherwise marked.
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
2. Select Compare from the Zone DB Operation list.
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3. Select a database from the Reference Zone DB list.
4. Select a database from the Editable Zone DB list.
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Ensure that the active configurations are the same.
a. Load the newly created offline zone database.
b. Add the active zones to the zone configuration that is the active configuration on the other
fabric.
c. Rename the inactive configuration.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
The Compare/Merge Zone DBs dialog box displays, as shown in
Compare/Merge Zone DBs dialog box
The Reference Zone DB and Editable Zone DB areas display all available element types (zone
configurations, zones, and aliases) for the two selected zone databases. In the Editable Zone
DB area, each element type and element display with an icon indicator
differences between the two databases.
Zoning configuration
Figure 339.
(Table 69) to show the
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