Cisco Nexus 5000 Series - Verifying Enhanced Zone Information; Compacting the Zone Database

DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 1
Configures permit as the default zoning policy for new
VSANs on the switch.
system default zone default-zone permit
Example:
switch(config)# system default zone default-zone
permit
Step 2
Configures deny (default) as the default zoning policy
for new VSANs on the switch.
no system default zone default-zone permit
Example:
switch(config)# no system default zone
default-zone permit
Step 3
Enables full zone database distribution as the default for
new VSANs on the switch.
system default zone distribute full
Example:
switch(config)# system default zone distribute
full
Step 4
Disables (default) full zone database distribution as the
default for new VSANs on the switch. Only the active
zone database is distributed.
no system default zone distribute full
Example:
switch(config)# no system default zone distribute
full
Step 5
Verifying Enhanced Zone Information
This example shows how to display the zone status for a specified VSAN:
switch# show zone status vsan 2
Compacting the Zone Database
You can delete excess zones and compact the zone database for the VSAN.
A merge failure occurs when a switch supports more than 2000 zones per VSAN but its neighbor does
not. Also, zone set activation can fail if the switch has more than 2000 zones per VSAN and not all switches
in the fabric support more than 2000 zones per VSAN.
Note
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
OL-27583-01 163
Configuring and Managing Zones
Compacting the Zone Database