HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.x administrator guide (5697-7344, March 2008)

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EZone merging scenarios
Table 114 provides information on merging zones and the expected results.
Table 114 Zone merging scenarios
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; ali2
effective: 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
enabled configuration.
Switch B has a defined
configuration but no effective
configuration.
defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: cfg1:
defined: cfg1
zone1: 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 enabled
configuration.
defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: none
defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: none
No change (clean merge).
Switch A and Switch B have the
same defined and enabled
configuration.
defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: cfg1:
defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: cfg1:
No change (clean merge).
Switch A does not have a
defined configuration.
Switch B has a defined
configuration.
defined: none
effective: none
defined:cfg1
zone1: 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: none
effective: none
defined:cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: 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 enabled
configuration.
defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: none
defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: 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: cfg2
zone2: ali3; ali4
effective: none
defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: 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 enabled
configuration.
defined: cfg2
zone2: ali3; ali4
effective: none
defined: cfg1
zone1: ali1; ali2
effective: cfg1
Clean merge. The new
configuration will be a
composite of the two, with cfg1
as the effective configuration.