HP StorageWorks 8/80 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide (5697 - Page 129

Table 33 explains how the local database distribution settings and the fabric-wide consistency policy affect the local database when the switch is the target of a distribution command. Table 33 Interaction between fabric-wide consistency policy and distribution settings Distribution setting Fabric-wide consistency policy Absent (default) Tolerant Strict Reject Database is protected, it cannot be overwritten. May not match other databases in the fabric. Invalid configuration.1 Invalid configuration.1 Accept (default) Database is not protected, the database can be overwritten. If the switch initiating a distribute command has a strict or tolerant fabric-wide consistency policy, the fabric-wide policy is also overwritten. May not match other databases in the fabric. Database is not protected. Automatically distributes activated changes to other 5.20 switches in the fabric. Allows switches running Fabric OS 5.1.x and earlier in the fabric. May not match other databases in the fabric. Database is not protected. Automatically distributes activated changes to all switches in the fabric. Fabric can only contain switches running Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later. Active database is the same for all switches in the fabric. 1. Error returned indicating that the distribution setting must be accept before you can set the fabric-wide consistency policy. Configuring the database distribution settings The distribution settings control whether a switch accepts or rejects distributions of databases from other switches and whether or not the switch may initiate a distribution. Configure the distribution setting to reject when maintaining the database on a per-switch basis. Table 34 lists the databases supported in Fabric OS 5.3.0 and later switches. Table 34 Supported policy databases Database type Authentication policy database DCC policy database FCS policy database IP Filter policy database Password database SCC policy database Database identifier (ID) AUTH DCC FCS IPFILTER PWD SCC To display the database distribution settings: 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide 129