Dell Brocade 6510 Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide v7.1.0 - Page 92
Correcting a fabric merge problem quickly, ATTENTION, TABLE 14
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9 Zone conflicts TABLE 14 Commands for debugging zoning (Continued) Command Function cfgEnable cfgSave Use to enable and activate (make effective) the specified configuration. Use to save changes to the zone configuration database. cfgTransAbort cfgTransShow Use to abort the current zoning transaction without committing it. Use to display the ID of the current zoning transaction. defZone licenseShow switchShow zoneAdd zoneCreate zoneHelp zoneShow Sets the default zone access mode to No Access, initializes a zoning transaction (if one is not already in progress), and creates the reserved zoning objects. Displays current license keys and associated (licensed) products. Displays currently enabled configuration and any E_Port segmentations resulting from zone conflicts. Use to add a member to an existing zone. Use to create a zone. Before a zone becomes active, the cfgSave and cfgEnable commands must be used. Displays help information for zone commands. Displays zone information. For more information about setting up zoning on your switch, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. You can correct zone conflicts by using the cfgClear command to clear the zoning database. ATTENTION The cfgClear command is a disruptive procedure. Correcting a fabric merge problem quickly 1. Determine which switches have the incorrect zoning configuration; then, log in to the switches as admin. 2. Enter the switchDisable command on all problem switches. 3. Enter the cfgDisable command on each switch. 4. Enter the cfgClear command on each switch. 5. Enter the cfgSave command on each switch to commit the change. ATTENTION The cfgClear command clears the zoning database on the switch where the command is run. 6. Enter the switchEnable command on each switch once the zoning configuration has been cleared. This forces the zones to merge and populates the switches with the correct zoning database. The fabrics then merge. 76 Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide 53-1002751-01