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Options for resolving zoning, Configuring the zoning database, Zoning Config dialog box
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Table 8 Port/Device icons Icon Description N_Port device icon-When logged in to fabric N_Port device icon-When not logged in to fabric Options for resolving zoning The Resolving Zoning options enable you to manage the active, configured, and merged zonesets in the zoning database. To access the Resolving Zoning dialog box options, open the faceplate display, and then select Zoning > Resolve Zoning. • Capture Active Zoning-The Capture Active Zoning option copies the active zoneset to the configured zoneset. • Restore Configured Zoning-The Restore Configured Zoning option reverts back to the previously saved configured zoneset. • Capture Merged Zoning-The Capture Merged Zoning option saves the merged zoneset into the configured zoneset. • View Merged/Configured Differences-The View Merged/Configured Differences option opens a dialog box to display the Merged and Configured zonesets in split panes. The items in the Merged pane but not in the Configured pane are shown in red and are not persistent after a switch reset. The items in the Configured pane but not in the Merged pane are shown in green and are persistent after a switch reset. The bottom pane shows a summary description of the differences between the Merged and Configured zonesets. Configuring the zoning database Use the Zoning Config dialog box (Figure 18) to change the Merge Auto Save, Default Zone, and Discard Inactive configuration parameters. To open the Zoning Config dialog box, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning Config. After making the changes, click OK to put the new values into effect. Figure 18 Zoning Config dialog box Merge Auto Save The Merge Auto Save parameter determines whether changes to the active zoneset that a switch receives from other switches in the fabric will be saved to the zoning database on that switch. Changes are saved when an updated zoneset is activated. Zoning changes are always saved to temporary memory. • If Merge Auto Save is enabled, the switch firmware saves changes to the active zoneset in temporary memory and to the zoning database. 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools switch management user guide 41