Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Merging two zone databases

19 Zoning configuration

Merging two zone databases

If a zone or zone configuration is merged, the resulting zone or zone configuration includes all members that were marked for addition or removal as well as all members not otherwise marked.

NOTE: You cannot merge the following zones with a Network OS fabric:

•Zones with aliases (can merge with Network OS 3.0.0 and later)

•Zones with D,I members

•TI zones

•QoS zones

•Redirection zones

1.Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric. The Zoning dialog box displays.

2.Select Compare from the Zone DB Operation list.

The Compare/Merge Zone DBs dialog box displays, as shown in Figure 240.

FIGURE 240 Compare/Merge Zone DBs dialog box

3.Select a database from the Reference Zone DB list.

4.Select a database from the Editable Zone DB list.

The Reference Zone DB and Editable Zone DB areas display all available element types (zone configurations, zones, and aliases) for the two selected zone databases. In the Editable Zone DB area, each element type and element display with an icon indicator (Table 72) to show the differences between the two databases.

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