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TABLE 65 Zone merging scenarios: Different content
Description Switch A Switch B Expected results
Effective configuration mismatch. defined: cfg1 zone1: ali1; ali2effective:
cfg1 zone1: ali1; ali2
defined: cfg2 zone2: ali3; ali4
effective: cfg2 zone2: ali3; ali4
Fabric segments due to: Zone
Conflict cfg mismatch
Configuration content mismatch. defined: cfg1 zone1: ali1; ali2effective:
irrelevant
defined: cfg1 zone1: ali3; ali4
effective: irrelevant
Fabric segments due to: Zone
Conflict content mismatch
TABLE 66 Zone merging scenarios: Different names
Description Switch A Switch B Expected results
Same content, different effective
cfg name.
defined: cfg1 zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: cfg1 zone1: ali1; ali2
defined:cfg2 zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: cfg2 zone1: ali1; ali2
Fabric segments due to: Zone
Conflict cfg mismatch
Same content, different zone name. defined: cfg1 zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: irrelevant
defined: cfg1 zone2: ali1; ali2
effective: irrelevant
Fabric segments due to: Zone
Conflict content mismatch
Same content, different alias name. defined: cfg1 ali1: A; B effective:
irrelevant
defined:cfg1ali2: A; Beffective:
irrelevant
Fabric segments due to: Zone
Conflict content mismatch
Same alias name, same content,
different order.
defined: cfg1ali1: A; B; Ceffective:
irrelevant
defined: cfg1ali1: B; C; Aeffective:
irrelevant
Fabric segments due to: Zone
Conflict content mismatch
Same name, different types. effective: zone1: MARKETING effective: cfg1: MARKETING Fabric segments due to: Zone
Conflict type mismatch
Same name, different types. effective: zone1: MARKETING effective: alias1: MARKETING Fabric segments due to: Zone
Conflict type mismatch
Same name, different types. effective: cfg1: MARKETING effective: alias1: MARKETING Fabric segments due to: Zone
Conflict type mismatch
TABLE 67 Zone merging scenarios: TI zones
Description Switch A Switch B Expected results
Switch A does not have Traffic
Isolation (TI) zones.
Switch B has TI zones.
defined: cfg1
effective: cfg1
defined: cfg1
TI_zone1
effective: cfg1
Clean merge. TI zones are not
automatically activated after the
merge.
Switch A has TI zones.
Switch B has identical TI zones.
defined: cfg1
TI_zone1
effective: cfg1
defined: cfg1
TI_zone1
effective: cfg1
Clean merge. TI zones are not
automatically activated after the
merge.
Switch A has a TI zone.
Switch B has a different TI zone.
defined: cfg1
TI_zone1
defined: cfg1
TI_zone2
Fabric segments due to: Zone
Conflict cfg mismatch. Cannot
merge switches with different TI
zone configurations.
Switch A has Enhanced TI zones.
Switch B is running Fabric OS
v6.4.0 or later.
defined: cfg1
TI_zone1
TI_zone2
defined: none Clean merge. TI zones are not
automatically activated after the
merge.
Switch A has Enhanced TI zones.
Switch B is running a Fabric OS
version earlier than v6.4.0.
defined: cfg1
TI_zone1
TI_zone2
defined: none Fabric segments because all
switches in the fabric must be
running Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later to
support Enhanced TI zones.
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