4–Managing Fabric Zoning
Managing the Zoning Database
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Merge Auto Save
The Merge Auto Save parameter determines whether changes to the active zone
set that a switch receives from other switches in the fabric are saved to the zoning
database on that switch. Changes are saved when an updated zone set is
activated. Zoning changes are always saved to temporary memory.
If Merge Auto Save is enabled, the switch firmware saves changes to the
active zone set in temporary memory and to the zoning database.
If Merge Auto Save is disabled, changes to the active zone set are stored
only in temporary memory and are cleared when the switch is reset.
Default Zone
The Default Zone parameter enables (Allow) or disables (Deny) communication
among ports/devices that are not defined in the active zone set or when there is
no active zone set. This parameter must have the same value throughout the
fabric. However, the Default Zone parameter is not automatically distributed
throughout the fabric and must be configured to the same state in every switch in
the fabric.
Discard Inactive
The Discard Inactive parameter automatically removes inactive zones and zone
sets when a zone set is activated or deactivated from a remote switch.
Saving and Restoring the Zoning Database to a File
You can save the zoning database to an XML file, restore the saved database or
the default zoning (which clears the switch of all definitions). You can also remove
all zones and zone set definitions.
Saving the Zoning Database to a File
To save a zoning database to a file:
1. Select a switch or a stack in the fabric tree.
2. On the Zoning menu, click Edit Zoning to view the Edit Zoning dialog box.
NOTE:
Disabling the Merge Auto Save parameter can be useful to prevent the
propagation of zoning information when experimenting with different zoning
schemes. However, leaving the Merge Auto Save parameter disabled can
disrupt device configurations should a switch have to be reset. For this
reason, the Merge Auto Save parameter should be enabled in a production
environment.
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