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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 and Zone Set Issues
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Step 3 Use the show zoneset active command to verify that you have an active zone set. If you do not have an
active zone set, use the zoneset activate command to activate the zone set.
Step 4 Use the show zoneset active command to verify that the zone in Step 2 is in the active zone set. If it is
not, use the zoneset name command to enter the zone set configuration submode, and use the member
command to add the zone to the active zone set.
switch(config)# zoneset name zoneset1 vsan 2
ca-9506(config-zoneset)# member NewZoneName
Step 5 Use the zoneset activate command to activate the zone set.
switch(config)# zoneset activate ZoneSet1 vsan 2
Step 6 Verify that the host and storage can now communicate.
Resolving Zone is Not in Active Zone Set Using the CLI
To add a zone to the active zone set using the CLI, follow these steps:
Step 1 Use the show zoneset active command to verify that you have an active zone set. If you do not have an
active zone set, use the zoneset activate command to activate the zone set.
Step 2 Use the show zoneset active command to verify that the zone in Step 1 is not in the active zone set.
Step 3 Use the zoneset name command to enter the zone set configuration submode, and use the member
command to add the zone to the active zone set.
switch(config)# zoneset name zoneset1 vsan 2
ca-9506(config-zoneset)# member NewZoneName
Step 4 Use the zoneset activate command to activate the zone set.
switch(config)# zoneset activate ZoneSet1 vsan 2
Step 5 Verify that the host and storage can now communicate.
Troubleshooting Zone Set Activation
When you activate a zone set, a copy of the zone set from the full zone set is used to enforce zoning, and
is called the active zone set. A zone that is part of an active zone set is called an active zone. Two main
problems can occur with activating a zone set:
• No zone set is active.