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Zone merging scenarios: Default access mode (with Fabric OS 7.3.0 or later on initiator
and responder)
TABLE 69
Description
Switch A (Initiator
with FOS 7.3.0)
Switch B (Responder
with FOS 7.3.0)
Expected results
Different default zone
access mode settings.
defzone: allaccess
defzone: noaccess
Fabric segments due to zone
conflict.
defzone: noaccess
defzone: allaccess
Same default zone
access mode settings.
defzone: allaccess
defzone: allaccess
Clean merge -- defzone
configuration is allaccess in the
fabric.
defzone: noaccess
defzone: noaccess
Clean merge -- defzone
configuration is noaccess in the
fabric.
Initiator has effective
zone configuration
effective: cfg1
defzone: allaccess
No effective
configuration.
defzone: allaccess
Clean merge -- effective zone
configuration from Switch A
propagates to fabric.
effective: cfg1
defzone: allaccess
No effective
configuration.
defzone: noaccess
Fabric segments because Switch B
has a hidden zone configuration (no
access) activated and Switch A has
an explicit zone configuration
activated.
effective: cfg1
defzone: noaccess
No effective
configuration.
defzone: allaccess
Fabric merges -- effective zone
configuration from Switch A
propagates to fabric. Allaccess on
Switch B changes to noaccess.
effective: cfg1
defzone: noaccess
No effective
configuration.
defzone: noaccess
Fabric merges -- effective zone
configuration from Switch A
propagates to fabric.
Responder has effective
zone configuration.
No effective
configuration.
defzone: allaccess
effective: cfg2
defzone: allaccess
Fabric merges -- effective zone
configuration from Switch B
propagates to fabric.
No effective
configuration.
defzone: allaccess
effective: cfg2
defzone: noaccess
Fabric merges -- effective zone
configuration from Switch B
propagates to fabric. Allaccess on
Switch A changes to noaccess.
No effective
configuration.
defzone: noaccess
effective: cfg2
defzone: allaccess
Fabric segments because Switch A
has a hidden zone configuration (no
access) activated and Switch B has
an explicit zone configuration
activated.
No effective
configuration.
defzone: noaccess
effective: cfg2
defzone: noaccess
Fabric merges -- effective zone
configuration from Switch B
propagates to fabric.
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