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OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 22 Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing
Database Merge Guidelines
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If dissimilar zones exist in two merged fabrics, the zone from each fabric is cloned in the
distributed zone set with appropriate names (see
Figure 22-4
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Figure 22-4
Fabric Merge Consequences
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You can configure different IVR configurations in different Cisco MDS switches.
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Be aware that the merge follows more liberal approach in order to avoid traffic disruption. After the
merge, the configuration will be a union of the configurations that were present on the two switches
involved in the merge.
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The configurations are merged even if both fabrics have different configurations.
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A union of zones and zone sets are used to get the merged zones and zone sets. If a dissimilar
zone exists in two fabrics, the dissimilar zones are cloned into the zone set with appropriate
names so both zones are present.
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The merged topology contains a union of the topology entries for both fabrics.
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The merge will fail if the merged database contains more topology entries than the allowed
maximum.
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The total number of VSANs across the two fabrics cannot exceed 128.
Note
VSANs with the same VSAN ID but different AFIDs are counted as two separate VSANs.
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The total number of IVR-enabled switches across the two fabrics cannot exceed 128.
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The total number of zone members across the two fabrics cannot exceed 10,000. As of Cisco
SAN-OS Release 3.0(3), the total number of zone members across the two fabrics cannot exceed
20,000. A zone member is counted twice if it exists in two zones.
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