Cisco Nexus 5000 Series - Enabling a One-Time Distribution; Recovering from Link Isolation

PurposeCommand or Action
Enables sending a full zone set along with an
active zone set.
zoneset distribute full vsan vsan-id
Example:
switch(config)# zoneset distribute full vsan 12
Step 2
Enabling a One-Time Distribution
You can perform a one-time distribution of inactive, unmodified zone sets throughout the fabric.
Use the zoneset distribute vsan vsan-id command in EXEC mode to perform this distribution.
switch# zoneset distribute vsan 2
Zoneset distribution initiated. check zone status
This command only distributes the full zone set information, as it does not save the information to the startup
configuration. You must explicitly enter the copy running-config startup-config command to save the full
zone set information to the startup configuration.
The one-time distribution of the full zone set is supported in interop 2 and interop 3 modes, and not in
interop 1 mode.
Note
Use the show zone status vsan vsan-id command to check the status of the one-time zone set distribution
request.
switch# show zone status vsan 3
VSAN: 3 default-zone: permit distribute: active only Interop: 100
mode:basic merge-control:allow
session:none
hard-zoning:enabled
Default zone:
qos:none broadcast:disabled ronly:disabled
Full Zoning Database :
Zonesets:0 Zones:0 Aliases: 0
Active Zoning Database :
Name: nozoneset Zonesets:1 Zones:2
Status: Zoneset distribution completed at 04:01:06 Aug 28 2010
Recovering from Link Isolation
When two switches in a fabric are merged using a TE or E port, these TE and E ports may become isolated
when the active zone set databases are different between the two switches or fabrics. When a TE port or an
E port become isolated, you can recover that port from its isolated state using one of three options:
• Import the neighboring switch’s active zone set database and replace the current active zone set (see the
figure below).
•
Export the current database to the neighboring switch.
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
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Configuring and Managing Zones
Zone Set Distribution