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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 28 Creating Dynamic VSANs
Database Merge Guidelines
This section describes how to merge DPVM databases and includes the following topics:
• About Copying DPVM Databases, page 28-14
• Copying DPVM Databases, page 28-14
• Comparing Database Differences, page 28-14
About Copying DPVM Databases
The following circumstances may require the active DPVM database to be copied to the DPVM config
database:
• If the learned entries are only added to the active DPVM database.
• If the DPVM config database or entries in the DPVM config database are accidently deleted.
Note If you copy the DPVM database and fabric distribution is enabled, you must commit the changes.
Copying DPVM Databases
To copy the currently active DPVM database to the DPVM config database using Fabric Manager, follow
these steps:
Step 1 Expand Fabricxx> All VSANs and then select DPVM in the Logical Attributes pane.
You see the DPVM configuration in the Information pane.
Step 2 Click the Actions tab and check the CopyActive to Config check box.
Step 3 Click the CFS tab and select commit from the Config Action drop-down menu.
Comparing Database Differences
To compare the currently active database entries to the DPVM config database using Fabric Manager,
follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand Fabricxx> All VSANs and then select DPVM from the Logical Attributes pane.
You see the DPVM configuration in the Information pane.
Step 2 Click the Active Database tab.
You see the DPVM active database in the Information pane.
Step 3 Select Config from the Compare With drop-down menu.
You see the comparison dialog box.
Step 4 Select Close to close the comparison dialog box.
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