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Chapter 30 Configuring and Managing Zones Zone Set Distribution Send documentation comments to [email protected] About Recovering from Link Isolation When two switches in a fabric are merged using a TE or E port, these TE and E ports may become isolated when the active zone set databases are different between the two switches or fabrics. When a TE port or an E port become isolated, you can recover that port from its isolated state using one of three options: • Import the neighboring switch's active zone set database and replace the current active zone set (see Figure 30-26). • Export the current database to the neighboring switch. • Manually resolve the conflict by editing the full zone set, activating the corrected zone set, and then bringing up the link. Figure 30-26 Importing and Exporting the Database Isolated port due to active zone set mismatch From Switch 1, Import database forces Switch 1 to use the database configured in Switch 2 Switch 1 Switch 2 79949 From Switch 1, Export database forces Switch 2 to use the database configured in Switch 1 Importing and Exporting Zone Sets To import or export the zone set information from or to an adjacent switch using Fabric Manager, follow these steps: Step 1 Choose Tools > Zone Merge Fail Recovery. You see the Zone Merge Failure Recovery dialog box shown in Figure 30-27. OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide 30-27