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Zoning configuration
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2. Select a fabric from the Zoning Scope list.
This identifies the target entity for all subsequent zoning actions and displays the zoning
databases for the selected entity.
3. Select the offline zone database you want to delete in the Zone DB list.
NOTE
Only offline databases can be deleted.
4. Select Delete from the Zone DB Operation list.
5. Click Yes on the confirmation message.
The message closes and the selected zone configurations are removed from the Zone
Configurations list.
6. Click OK to save your work and close the Zoning dialog box.
Any zones or zone configurations you have changed are saved in the zone database.
Refreshing a zone database
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
2. Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.
3. Select a zone database from the Zone DB list.
4. Select Refresh from the Zone DB Operation list.
A message displays informing you that refresh will overwrite the selected database. Click Yes to
continue.
5. Click OK.
Any zones or zone configurations you have changed are saved in the zone database.
Merging fabrics
When you merge fabrics, the defined and active zone configurations in both fabrics must match.
1. Compare and merge the two zone databases, and save the database to the offline repository.
Refer to “Merging two zone databases” on page 735.
2. Ensure that the active zone configurations in each fabric are the same, including the same
name.
Refer to “Renaming a zone configuration” on page 731.
3. Load the newly merged zone database from the offline repository.
4. Activate the zone configuration.
5. If the active zone configuration names are the same in each fabric, then load the offline
repository, and activate the zone configuration on each fabric.
6. If the active configuration names are different in each fabric, rename the zone configurations
to be the same, and copy the zones.