Automatic Ivr Zone Creation - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

Chapter 23 Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing
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Automatic IVR Zone Creation

Figure 23-3
pwwn2, they must be in the same zone in VSAN 1, as well as in VSAN 2. If they are not in the same
zone, then the hard-zoning ACL entries will prohibit pwwn1 from communicating with pwwn2.
A zone corresponding to each active IVR zone is automatically created in each edge VSAN specified in
the active IVR zone. All pWWNs in the IVR zone are members of these zones in each VSAN.
Figure 23-3
VSAN1, pwwn1
VSAN2, pwwn2
VSAN2, pwwn3
VSAN3, pwwn4
IVR zone name:
The zones are created automatically by the IVR process when an IVR zone set is activated. They are not
stored in a full zone set database and are lost when the switch reboots or when a new zone set is activated.
The IVR feature monitors these events and adds the zones corresponding to the active IVR zone set
configuration when a new zone set is activated. Like zone sets, IVR zone sets are also activated
nondisruptively.
If pwwn1 and pwwn2 are in an IVR zone in the current as well as the new IVR zone set, then activation
Note
of the new IVR zone set does not cause any traffic disruption between them.
IVR zone and IVR zone set names are restricted to 64 alphanumeric characters.
Prior to Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.0(3) you can only configure a total of 2000 IVR zones and 32 IVR
Caution
zone sets on the switches in the network. As of Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.0(3) you can only configure a
total of 8000 IVR zones and 32 IVR zone sets on the switches in the network. See the
Guidelines" section on page
OL-18084-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
depicts an IVR zone consisting of four members. To allow pwwn1 to communicate with
Creating Zones Upon IVR Zone Activation
Active IVZ
OLTP_Backup
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Active zone in VSAN 1:
pwwn1
pwwn2
pwwn3
pwwn4
Zone name:
IVRZ_OLTP_Backup
pwwn1
pwwn2
pwwn3
pwwn4
Active zone in VSAN 3:
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IVR Zones and IVR Zone Sets
Active zone in VSAN 2:
pwwn1
pwwn2
pwwn3
pwwn4
"Database Merge
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