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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x
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Chapter 11 Troubleshooting VSANs, Domains, and FSPF
Dynamic Port VSAN Membership Issues
DPVM Config Database Not Activating
Symptom DPVM config database is not getting activated.
Cannot Copy Active to Config DPVM Database
Symptom Cannot copy the active DPVM database to the config database.
Table 11-8 DPVM Config Database Not Activating
Symptom Possible Cause Solution
DPVM config
database is not getting
activated.
Conflicting entries may be present
between the DPVM config and active
databases.
Determine if there are conflicting entries between the
active and config databases. Use the dpvm database diff
active conf CLI command.
Override the active database with the config database.
Choose Fabricxx > All VSANs > DPVM and select the
Actions tab in Fabric Manager. Set the Actions drop-down
menu to forceActivate and click Apply Changes.
Or use the dpvm activate force and dpvm commit CLI
commands to
Table 11-9 Cannot Copy Active to Config DPVM Database
Symptom Possible Cause Solution
Cannot copy the
active DPVM
database to the config
database.
Active database may be absent. Choose Fabricxx > All VSANs > DPVM and select the
Active Database tab in Fabric Manager or use the show
dpvm database CLI command to verify that DPVM is not
enabled. Select the Actions tab and set the Action field to
activate in Fabric Manager and then click Apply Changes.
Or use the dpvm activate and dpvm commit CLI
commands to create the DPVM active database. Then copy
the active database again.