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

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Chapter 31 Troubleshooting Your Fabric
Analyzing the Results of Merging Zones
To use the Trace Route option in Fabric Manager to verify connectivity, perform this task:
Step 1 Choose Tools > Trace Route.
You see the Trace Route dialog box.
Step 2 Choose the source switch from the Source Switch drop-down list.
Step 3 Choose the VSAN for which to verify connectivity from the VSAN drop-down list.
Step 4 Choose the target end port for which to verify connectivity from the Target Endport drop-down list.
Step 5 Click Start to perform the traceroute between your switch and the selected port.
You see the results at the bottom of the dialog box as shown in Figure 31-5.
Figure 31-5 Successful Trace Route Results
Step 6
Click Clear to clear the contents of the window and perform another traceroute, or click Close to close
the window.
Analyzing the Results of Merging Zones
You can use the Zone Merge option on the Zone menu to determine if two connected switches have
compatible zone configurations.
To use the Zone Merge option in Fabric Manager to determine zone configuration compatibility, perform
this task:
Step 1 Choose Zone > Merge Analysis.
You see the Zone Merge Analysis dialog box.
Step 2 Choose a switch from each drop-down list.
Step 3 Choose the VSAN for which you want to perform the zone merge analysis.
Step 4 Repeat Step 3 as needed.
Step 5 Click Analyze.
The Zone Merge Analysis window displays any inconsistencies between the zone configuration of the
two selected switches as shown in Figure 31-6.