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TABLE 69 Zone merging scenarios: Default access mode (with Fabric OS 7.3.0 or later on initiator and responder) (continued)
Description Switch A (Initiator with FOS 7.3.0) Switch B (Responder with FOS
7.3.0)
Expected results
effective: cfg1
defzone: noaccess
No effective configuration.
defzone: noaccess
Fabric merges -- effective zone
configuration from Switch A
propagates to fabric.
Responder has effective zone
configuration.
No effective configuration.
defzone: allaccess
effective: cfg2
defzone: allaccess
Fabric merges -- effective zone
configuration from Switch B
propagates to fabric.
No effective configuration.
defzone: allaccess
effective: cfg2
defzone: noaccess
Fabric merges -- effective zone
configuration from Switch B
propagates to fabric. Allaccess on
Switch A changes to noaccess.
No effective configuration.
defzone: noaccess
effective: cfg2
defzone: allaccess
Fabric segments because Switch A
has a hidden zone configuration (no
access) activated and Switch B has
an explicit zone configuration
activated.
No effective configuration.
defzone: noaccess
effective: cfg2
defzone: noaccess
Fabric merges -- effective zone
configuration from Switch B
propagates to fabric.
TABLE 70 Zone merging scenarios: Default access mode (with Fabric OS 7.3.0 or later on initiator and pre-Fabric OS 7.3.0 on
responder)
Description Switch A (Initiator with FOS 7.3.0) Switch B (Responder with pre-FOS
7.3.0)
Expected results
Different default zone access mode
settings.
defzone: allaccess defzone: noaccess Fabric merges with allaccess on
Switch A changes to noaccess.
defzone: noaccess defzone: allaccess Fabric merges with allaccess on
Switch B changes to noaccess.
Same default zone access mode
settings.
defzone: allaccess defzone: allaccess Clean merge -- defzone
configuration is allaccess in the
fabric.
defzone: noaccess defzone: noaccess Clean merge -- defzone
configuration is noaccess in the
fabric.
Initiator has effective zone
configuration
effective: cfg1
defzone: allaccess
No effective configuration.
defzone: allaccess
Clean merge -- effective zone
configuration from Switch A
propagates to fabric.
effective: cfg1
defzone: allaccess
No effective configuration.
defzone: noaccess
Fabric segments because Switch B
has a hidden zone configuration (no
access) activated and Switch A has
an explicit zone configuration
activated.
effective: cfg1
defzone: noaccess
No effective configuration.
defzone: allaccess
Fabric merges -- effective zone
configuration from Switch A
propagates to fabric. Allaccess on
Switch B changes to noaccess.
effective: cfg1
defzone: noaccess
No effective configuration.
defzone: noaccess
Fabric merges -- effective zone
configuration from Switch A
propagates to fabric.
Responder has effective zone
configuration.
No effective configuration.
defzone: allaccess
effective: cfg2
defzone: allaccess
Fabric merges -- effective zone
configuration from Switch B
propagates to fabric.
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