Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual page 146

Merge Process
member zone1
Referring back to the three entities of configuration, they are as follows on zone 1 before the zone merge:
• Saved configuration: nothing since zone information has not been saved by issuing the copy run start
command.
• Running configuration: consists of zone 1.
• Configured and learned information: consists of zone 1.
After the zone merge, the entities are:
• Saved configuration: nothing has been saved.
• Running configuration: consists of zone 1.
• Configured and learned information: consists of zone 1 and zone 2.
Zone 2 has not become part of the running configuration. Zone 2 has been learned, and is in the active zoneset.
Only when the zone copy active-zoneset full-zoneset vsan 100 command is issued, zone 2 becomes copied
from being learned to added to the running configuration. The configuration looks as follows after the command
is issued:
Note
The zone copy command will delete all fcalias configuration.
• Saved configuration: nothing has been saved.
• Running configuration: consists of zone 1 and zone 2.
• Configured and learned information: consists of zone 1 and zone 2.
Commands
By default zone in basic mode will only distribute active zoneset database only, this command was introduced
in 1.0.4 SAN-OS will propagate active zoneset and full zoneset database:
zoneset distribute full vsan vsan_id
If the zone update or zoneset activation is going on, the above command must be explicitly enabled on each
VSAN on every switch.
Enhanced mode: When zones are in enhanced mode, refer to the sample command outputs below.
1. Create zones and zoneset. Activate on Switch1.
Switch1# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch1(config)# vsan database
Switch1(config-vsan-db)# vsan 200
Switch1(config-vsan-db)# zone mode enhanced vsan 200
WARNING: This command would distribute the zoning database of this switch throughout the
fabric. Do you want to continue? (y/n) [n] y
Set zoning mode command initiated.
Check zone status
Switch1(config-vsan-db)# zone name zone1 vsan 200
Enhanced zone session has been created. Please 'commit' the changes when done.
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