Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide CHAPTER 6 Zoning
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The switch activates the Zone Set on itself then attempts to force the Zone Set onto
other switches in the fabric. If the attempt is unsuccessful, error messages appear,
event messages are logged, and an isolated E_Port condition occurs, as indicated by
a blinking-green-LED-and-solid-amber-LED combination on the affected port.
To verify that the Zone Set is enforced throughout the fabric, issue the following
command from the zoneset menu (config/zone/wwn/zoneset): senf
If the Zone Set is not enforced, review the Event Log for relevant messages. Issue the
following command from the root menu: show events
Joining Zoned Fabrics
When you connect already-zoned fabrics through Inter-Switch Links (ISLs), or
when switches in some other way become newly aware of ISLs (such as at power-
up), the zone merge operation is initiated. (Zone merge is fully described under
“Enforcement of Previously Activated Zone Sets—Zone Merge” on page 35.)
Before you join fabrics that have pre-existing Active Zone Sets, ensure that the
fabrics meet the following conditions:
• All Domain IDs must be unique.
• Zones cannot conflict. For example, if multiple switches have a Zone named
“video,” then the contents (list of Members within this Zone) must be identical
for each switch; otherwise, an isolated E_Port condition will occur, as indicated
by a blinking-green-LED-and-solid-amber-LED combination on the affected
port.
• The names of the enforced Zone Sets cannot conflict, though contents may
differ. For example, one fabric may have an enforced Zone Set containing three
unique Zones; the other fabric may have an enforced Zone Set containing two
unique Zones. As long as these Zone Sets have the same name, combination of
these fabrics will succeed.
After a successful zone merge operation, the resulting enforced Zone Set may
contain more Zones than were originally defined within the Zone Set. The
“enforced Zone Set” display is identical on all switches. (To view the original
definition of the Zone Set, go to the switch on which it was defined, then do one of
the following: On the Web Manager, click View Zones for the Zone Set. On the
CLI, type the following command from the Root Menu, then follow directions:
config zone wwn zoneset show )
Note: The enforced Zone Set is not persistent; it is regenerated every time one or
more switches powers up.
If you want to create a permanent copy of the enforced Zone Set, go to one of the
switches and configure a Zone Set with the same name, Zones, and Members. The
configured Zone Set is permanently stored in this switch’s flash. If you like, you can
reactivate this Zone Set to update other switches on the fabric so that all switches
have a permanent record of the enforced Zone Set.
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