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Interaction between fabric-wide consistency policy and distribution settings (Continued)
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Distribution
setting
Fabric-wide consistency policy
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
v6.2.0 or later switches 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
v6.2.0 or later.
Active database is the same
for all switches in the fabric.
NOTE
Starting with Fabric OS 7.3.0, Access Gateways are capable of receiving the password database
distributed by native switches and domains. However, the Access Gateways are not capable of
distributing the password database to the switches or domains.
Database distribution settings
The distribution settings control whether a switch accepts or rejects distributions of databases from
other switches and whether the switch may initiate a distribution. Configure the distribution setting to
reject when maintaining the database on a per-switch basis.
lists the databases supported in Fabric OS v6.2.0 and later switches.
Supported policy databases
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Database type
Database identifier (ID)
Authentication policy database
AUTH
DCC policy database
DCC
FCS policy database
FCS
IP Filter policy database
IPFILTER
Password database
PWD
SCC policy database
SCC
Use the chassisDistribute command to distribute IP filter policies. To distribute other security policies,
use the distribute command. The distribute command distributes the database also to Access
Gateways in non-VF mode.
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