Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

Enhancing Zone Server Performance
Zone Server-Fibre Channel Name Server Shared Database
This options provides a shared database for the Zone Server and the Fibre Channel Name Sever (FCNS) to
interact with one another. Sharing a database reduces the dependency of the FCNS on the zone server to
manage soft zoning.
By default, the Zone Server- FCNS Shared Database option is enabled.
Note
Enabling the Zone Server-FCNS Shared Database
To enable the Zone Server-FCNS shared database, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Enter the configuration mode:
switch # configure terminal
Step 2 Enable database sharing for an active zone set in VSAN 1:
switch(config)# zoneset capability active mode shared-db vsan 1
Example
Enabling Zone Server-FCNS Shared Database
This example shows how to enable database sharing for the active zoneset in VSAN 1 only:
switch(config)# zoneset capability active mode shared-db vsan 1
SDB Activation success
Disabling Zone Server-FCNS shared database
To disable an active zone set in VSAN 1, perform the following step:
Step 1 Enter global configuration mode:
switch# configure terminal
Step 2 Disable an active zone set in VSAN 1:
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Configuring and Managing Zones
Enhancing Zone Server Performance

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Ports	Varies by model
Protocols	Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), iSCSI
Redundancy	Redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans
Management	Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), CLI, SNMP
Virtualization Support	VSANs (Virtual SANs)
Security Features	Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
Hot Swappable Components	power supplies, fans
Power Supply Options	AC and DC options available