Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0(1a)N1 (OL-16597-01, January 2009)

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Chapter 38 Configuring and Managing Zones
Zone Set Distribution
• Import the neighboring switch’s active zone set database and replace the current active zone set (see
Figure 38-5).
• Export the current database to the neighboring switch.
• Manually resolve the conflict by editing the full zone set, activating the corrected zone set, and then
bringing up the link.
Figure 38-5 Importing and Exporting the Database
Importing and Exporting Zone Sets
To import or export the zone set information from or to an adjacent switch, perform this task:
Note Perform the import and export operations from a single switch. Importing from one switch and exporting
from another switch can lead to isolation again.
Switch 1 Switch 2
79949
Isolated port due to
active zone set mismatch
From Switch 1, Import
database forces Switch 1
to use the database
configured in Switch 2
From Switch 1, Export
database forces Switch 2
to use the database
configured in Switch 1
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# zoneset import interface fc
slot/port vsan vsan-id
Imports the zone set from the adjacent switch
connected through the specified interface for the
VSAN .
switch# zoneset import interface fc
slot/port vsan vsan-id
Imports the zone set from the adjacent switch
connected through the specified interface for the
VSAN range.
Step 2
switch# zoneset export vsan vsan-id
Exports the zone set to the adjacent switch connected
through the specified VSAN.
switch# zoneset export vsan vsan-id
Exports the zone set to the adjacent switch connected
through the specified range of VSANs.