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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

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Zone conflicts
9
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.
cfgEnable
Use to enable and activate (make effective) the specified configuration.
cfgSave
Use to save changes to the zone configuration database.
cfgTransAbort
Use to abort the current zoning transaction without committing it.
cfgTransShow
Use to display the ID of the current zoning transaction
.
defZone
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.
licenseShow
Displays current license keys and associated (licensed) products.
switchShow
Displays currently enabled configuration and any E_Port segmentations resulting from zone
conflicts.
zoneAdd
Use to add a member to an existing zone.
zoneCreate
Use to create a zone. Before a zone becomes active, the
cfgSave
and
cfgEnable
commands
must be used.
zoneHelp
Displays help information for zone commands.
zoneShow
Displays zone information.
TABLE 14
Commands for debugging zoning (Continued)
Command
Function