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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x
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Chapter 14 Troubleshooting Zones and Zone Sets
Zone Merge Failure
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Too many attribute groups
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Too many zones
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Too many LUN members
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Too many zone members
Use the
show zone internal merge event-history
CLI command to determine the cause of the zone
merge failure.
You may see one or more of the following system messages after a zone merge failure:
Error Message
ZONE-2-ZS_MERGE_ADJ_NO_RESPONSE: Adjacent switch not responding,
Isolating Interface [chars] (VSAN [dec]).
Explanation
Interface on the VSAN was isolated because the adjacent switch is not responding to
zone server requests.
Recommended Action
Flap the interface.
Introduced
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.2(2a).
Error Message
ZONE-2-ZS_MERGE_FAILED: Zone merge failure, Isolating interface
[chars].
Explanation
Interface isolated because of a zone merge failure.
Recommended Action
Compare active zoneset with the adjacent switch or enter the
zone merge
interface
CLI command or similar Fabric Manager/Device Manager command.
Introduced
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.2(2a).
Error Message
ZONE-2-ZS_MERGE_FULL_DATABASE_MISMATCH: Zone merge full database
mismatch on interface [chars].
Explanation
Full zoning databases are inconsistent between two switches connected by interface .
Databases are not merged.
Recommended Action
Compare full zoning database with the adjacent switch. Correct the difference
and flap the link.
Introduced
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(1).
Error Message
ZONE-2-ZS_MERGE_FULL_DATABASE_MISMATCH: Zone merge full database
mismatch on interface [chars].
Explanation
Full zoning databases are inconsistent between two switches connected by the
interface. Databases are not merged.
Recommended Action
Compare full zoning database with the adjacent switch, correct the difference
and flap the link.
Introduced
Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.2(2a).