Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0 (OL-16598-01, June 2008)

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Chapter 16 Configuring and Managing Zones
Zone Set Distribution
About Recovering from Link Isolation
When two switches in a fabric are merged using a TE or E port, these TE and E ports may become
isolated when the active zone set databases are different between the two switches or fabrics. When a TE
port or an E port become isolated, you can recover that port from its isolated state using one of three
options:
• Import the neighboring switch’s active zone set database and replace the current active zone set (see
Figure 16-24).
• 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 16-24 Importing and Exporting the Database
Importing and Exporting Zone Sets
To import or export the zone set information from or to an adjacent switch using Fabric Manager,
perform this task:
Step 1 Choose Zone > Edit Local Full Zone Database.
You see the Edit Local Full Zone Database dialog box.
Step 2 Choose Tools > Zone Merge Fail Recovery.
You see the Zone Merge Failure Recovery dialog box as shown in Figure 16-25.
Switch 1 Switch 2
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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