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TABLE 64 Zone merging scenarios: Defined and effective configurations
Description Switch A Switch B Expected results
Switch A has a defined
configuration.
Switch B does not have a defined
configuration.
defined:cfg1: zone1: ali1; ali2effective:
none
defined: none effective: none Configuration from Switch A to
propagate throughout the fabric in
an inactive state, because the
configuration is not enabled.
Switch A has a defined and
effective configuration.
Switch B has a defined
configuration but no effective
configuration.
defined: cfg1zone1: ali1; ali2 effective:
cfg1:
defined: cfg1zone1: ali1; ali2 effective:
none
Configuration from Switch A to
propagate throughout the fabric.
The configuration is enabled after
the merge in the fabric.
Switch A and Switch B have the
same defined configuration. Neither
have an effective configuration.
defined: cfg1zone1: ali1; ali2 effective:
none
defined: cfg1zone1: ali1; ali2effective:
none
No change (clean merge).
Switch A and Switch B have the
same defined and effective
configuration.
defined: cfg1zone1: ali1; ali2effective:
cfg1:
defined: cfg1zone1: ali1; ali2 effective:
cfg1:
No change (clean merge).
Switch A does not have a defined
configuration.
Switch B has a defined
configuration.
defined: noneeffective: none defined:cfg1zone1: ali1; ali2 effective:
none
Switch A will absorb the
configuration from the fabric.
Switch A does not have a defined
configuration.
Switch B has a defined
configuration.
defined: noneeffective: none defined:cfg1zone1: ali1; ali2effective:
cfg1
Switch A will absorb the
configuration from the fabric, with
cfg1 as the effective configuration.
Switch A and Switch B have the
same defined configuration. Only
Switch B has an effective
configuration.
defined: cfg1zone1: ali1; ali2effective:
none
defined: cfg1zone1: ali1; ali2effective:
cfg1
Clean merge, with cfg1 as the
effective configuration.
Switch A and Switch B have
different defined configurations.
Neither have an enabled zone
configuration.
defined: cfg2zone2: ali3; ali4
effective: none
defined: cfg1zone1: ali1; ali2effective:
none
Clean merge. The new
configuration will be a composite of
the two.defined: cfg1 zone1: ali1; ali2
cfg2: zone2: ali3; ali4 effective:
none
Switch A and Switch B have
different defined configurations.
Switch B has an effective
configuration.
defined: cfg2zone2: ali3;
ali4effective: none
defined: cfg1zone1: ali1; ali2effective:
cfg1
Clean merge. The new
configuration will be a composite of
the two, with cfg1 as the effective
configuration.
Switch A does not have a defined
configuration.
Switch B has a defined
configuration and an effective
configuration, but the effective
configuration is different from the
defined configuration.
defined: none
effective: none
defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
zone2: ali3, ali4
Clean merge. Switch A absorbs the
defined configuration from the
fabric, with cfg1 as the effective
configuration.
In this case, however, the effective
configurations for Switch A and
Switch B are different. You should
issue a cfgenable from the switch
with the proper effective
configuration.
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