Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide v6.1.0 (53-10000610-02, June 2008)

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c. Click OK.
If the name you provide does not exist in the fabric and Admin Domain, then a new zone
database is created. If the name does exist, then a warning is displayed stating that a zone
database with that name already exists and you must provide a different name.
Comparing two zone databases
1. Select Tasks > Zone Management > Compare/Merge.
Alternatively, if you are in the Zone Editor Tool, you can select Zoning Actions >
Compare/Merge Zone Database. If you want to compare the zone database that you are
currently editing in the Zone Editor Tool, you must save the zone database first, before doing
the comparison, because the saved version is used in the comparison.
The Compare/Merge Zone Database module launches (see Figure 149 on page 229).
FIGURE 149 Compare/Merge Zone Database module
2. Click 1. Choose Reference Zone Database.
The Zone Administration dialog box opens.
3. Select the zone database to use as the reference zone database and click OK. You cannot
update this zone database during the comparison.
4. Click 2. Choose Editable Zone Database.
The Zone Administration dialog box opens.
5. Select the zone database that you want to compare to the reference zone database and click
OK. You can make minor changes to this zone database during the comparison.