Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Comparing zone databases

19 Zoning administration

Comparing zone databases

You can compare zone databases against one another to identify any and all differences between their memberships prior to sending them to the switch. Once the two databases have been compared, icons display to show the differences between the two databases. These icons are illustrated and described in Table 72.

TABLE 72 Compare icon indicators

IconDescription

Added — Displays when an element is added to the editable database.

Modified — Displays when an element is modified on the editable database.

Removed — Displays when an element is removed from the editable database.

To compare two zone databases, complete the following steps.

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 241.

FIGURE 241 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.

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