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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Configuring and Managing Zones
Enhanced Zoning
Merging the Database
The merge method depends on the fabric-wide merge control setting:
•
Restrict—If the two databases are not identical, the ISLs between the switches are isolated.
•
Allow—The two databases are merged using the merge rules specified in
The merge process operates as follows:
1.
The software compares the protocol versions. If the protocol versions differ, then the ISL is isolated.
2.
If the protocol versions are the same, then the zone policies are compared. If the zone policies differ,
then the ISL is isolated.
3.
If the zone merge options are the same, then the comparison is implemented based on the merge
control setting.
a.
If the setting is restrict, the active zone set and the full zone set should be identical. Otherwise,
the link is isolated.
b.
If the setting is allow, then the merge rules are used to perform the merge.
Configuring Zone Merge Control Policies
To configure merge control policies, perform this task:
Table 1-3
Database Zone Merge Status
Local Database
Adjacent Database
Merge Status
Results of the Merge
The databases contain zone sets with the same name
1
but
different zones, aliases, and attributes groups.
1.
In the enhanced zoning mode, the active zone set does not have a name in interop mode 1. The zone set names are only present
for full zone sets.
Successful.
The union of the local and
adjacent databases.
The databases contains a zone, zone alias, or zone
attribute group object with same name
1
but different
members.
Failed.
ISLs are isolated.
Empty.
Contains data.
Successful.
The adjacent database
information populates the
local database.
Contains data.
Empty.
Successful.
The local database
information populates the
adjacent database.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
configuration terminal
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
zone merge-control restrict
vsan
vsan-id
Configures a restricted merge control setting for
this VSAN.
switch(config)#
no zone merge-control
restrict vsan
vsan-id
Defaults to using the allow merge control setting
for this VSAN.
switch(config)#
zone commit vsan
vsan-id
Commits the changes made to the specified VSAN.