3 – Managing Fabrics
Zoning a Fabric
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3.4.3
Restoring Default Zoning
Restoring the default zoning clears the switch of all zoning definitions.
To restore the default zoning for a switch:
1. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Restore Default
Zoning.
2. Choose the OK button to confirm that you want to restore default zoning and
save changes to the zoning database.
3.4.4
Merging Fabrics and Zoning
If you join two fabrics with an inter-switch link, the active zone sets from the two
fabrics attempt to merge. The fabrics may consist of a single switch or many
switches already connected together. The switches in the two fabrics attempt to
create a new active zone set containing the union of each fabric's active zone set.
The propagation of zoning information only affects the active zone set, not the
configured zone sets.
3.4.4.1
Zone Merge Failure
If a zone merge is unsuccessful, the inter-switch links between the fabrics will
isolate due to a zone merge failure, which will generate an alarm. The reason for
the E_Port isolation can also be determined by viewing the port information. Refer
to ”Port Information Data Window” on page 5-7 and the ”Show Command” on
page A-47 (Port keyword).
A zone merge will fail if the two active zone sets have member zones with
identical names that differ in membership or type. For example, consider Fabric A
and Fabric B each with a soft zone named “ZN1” in its active zone set. Fabric A
"ZN1" contains a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 1; Fabric B “ZN1”
contains a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 2. In this case, the merge
will fail because the two zones have the same name, but different membership.
The zone merge will also fail if Fabric A “ZN1” is a soft zone and the Fabric B
“ZN1” is an ACL zone.
CAUTION!
This command will deactivate the active zone set.
