Specifications

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If the activate command is completely successful (usually in under 15
seconds), the message “OK” is displayed.
After a zoneset is activated, it is stored in the temporary memory of all
switches in the fabric. If the attempt is unsuccessful, error messages are
displayed, event messages are logged, and an isolated E_Port condition
occurs, as indicated by a blinking green LED and solid amber LED
combination on the affected port.
7. Verify that the zoneset is enforced by entering the senf command from the
zoneset menu. For example:
(conf/zone/wwn/zoneset)> senf
or from the Root menu, type:
config zone wwn show
Additional comments
■ Powering on the OptiStar EdgeSwitch—Install and configure each
EdgeSwitch and the WAN connection prior to connecting the FC attached
devices.
■ Port configuration—To set port configuration parameters on the FCIP module
(such as domain ID, port type, zone information, and so on), the parameters
must be set twice: once for each boot image. Currently, the FCIP network
module has two separate configuration databases (one associated with the
current image in flash memory and one associated with the alternate image).
■ Momentary drive drop and recovery during fabric updates—When performing
zone enforcements (zoneset activation) after modification of zones (adding or
deleting zone members) or after creation of new zones or removal of existing
zones, the initiators (hosts) may momentarily lose visibility to the targets
(storage devices). This momentary drive loss and recovery may occur fabric
wide, independent of separate defined zones within an active zoneset, but
should have little or no effect on live applications.
■ Disruptive action required to join two segregated fabrics—When performing a
zone merge with two separate fabrics, the zone merge will fail if the zoning
configuration rules are violated. This is a known limitation of the zoning rules
inherent in the Fibre Channel protocol. The fabrics will remain segregated as
long as the following conditions exist:
— Two separate fabrics exist with the active zonesets of the same name in
each fabric.