Enabling Full Zone Set Distribution; Enabling A One-Time Distribution; About Recovering From Link Isolation - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

Zone Set Distribution
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Enabling Full Zone Set Distribution

All switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family distribute active zone sets when new E port links come up
or when a new zone set is activated in a VSAN. The zone set distribution takes effect while sending
merge requests to the adjacent switch or while activating a zone set.
To enable full zone set and active zone set distribution to all switches on a per VSAN basis, follow these
steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
Step 2
switch(config)# zoneset distribute full vsan 33

Enabling a One-Time Distribution

You can perform a one-time distribution of inactive, unmodified zone sets throughout the fabric. Use the
zoneset distribute vsan vsan-id command in EXEC mode to perform this distribution.
switch# zoneset distribute vsan 2
Zoneset distribution initiated. check zone status
This command only distributes the full zone set information; it does not save the information to the
startup configuration. You must explicitly issue the copy running-config startup-config command to
save the full zone set information to the startup configuration.
Note The zoneset distribute vsan vsan-id command is supported in interop 2 and interop 3 modes, not in
interop 1 mode.
Use the show zone status vsan vsan-id command to check the status of the one-time zone set distribution
request.
switch# show zone status vsan 2
VSAN: 3 default-zone: permit distribute: active only Interop: 100
Default zone:
Full Zoning Database :
Active Zoning Database :
Status: Zoneset distribution completed at 04:01:06 Aug 28 2004

About Recovering from Link Isolation

When two switches in a fabric are merged using a TE or E port, these TE and E ports may become
isolated when the active zone set databases are different between the two switches or fabrics. When a TE
port or an E port become isolated, you can recover that port from its isolated state using one of three
options:
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
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mode:basic merge-control:allow session:none
hard-zoning:enabled
qos:low broadcast:disabled ronly:disabled
Zonesets:0 Zones:0 Aliases: 0
Name: nozoneset Zonesets:1
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enables sending a full zone set along with an
active zone set.
Zones:2
Chapter 24 Configuring and Managing Zones
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