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Chapter 28 Creating Dynamic VSANs Database Merge Guidelines Send documentation comments to [email protected] This section describes how to merge DPVM databases and includes the following topics: • About Copying DPVM Databases, page 28-13 • Copying DPVM Databases, page 28-13 • Comparing Database Differences, page 28-13 About Copying DPVM Databases The following circumstances may require the active DPVM database to be copied to the DPVM config database: • If the learned entries are only added to the active DPVM database. • If the DPVM config database or entries in the DPVM config database are accidently deleted. Note If you copy the DPVM database and fabric distribution is enabled, you must commit the changes. Copying DPVM Databases To copy the currently active DPVM database to the DPVM config database using Fabric Manager, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Expand Fabricxx> All VSANs and then select DPVM in the Logical Attributes pane. You see the DPVM configuration in the Information pane. Click the Actions tab and check the CopyActive to Config check box. Click the CFS tab and select commit from the Config Action drop-down menu. Comparing Database Differences To compare the currently active database entries to the DPVM config database using Fabric Manager, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Expand Fabricxx> All VSANs and then select DPVM from the Logical Attributes pane. You see the DPVM configuration in the Information pane. Click the Active Database tab. You see the DPVM active database in the Information pane. Select Config from the Compare With drop-down menu. You see the comparison dialog box. Select Close to close the comparison dialog box. OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide 28-13