HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch - Manual (Page 39)

HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide 39
Options for resolving zoning
The Resolving Zoning options enable you to manage the active, configured, and merged zone sets in the
zoning database. To access the Resolving Zoning dialog box options, open the faceplate display, and then
select Zoning > Resolve Zoning.
• Capture Active Zoning—The Capture Active Zoning option copies the active zone set to the configured
zone set.
• Restore Configured Zoning—The Restore Configured Zoning option reverts back to the previously saved
configured zone set.
• Capture Merged Zoning—The Capture Merged Zoning option saves the merged zone set into the
configured zone set.
• View Merged/Configured Differences—The View Merged/Configured Differences option opens a
dialog box to display the Merged and Configured zone sets in split panes. The items in the Merged
pane but not in the Configured pane are shown in red and are not persistent after a switch reset. The
items in the Configured pane but not in the Merged pane are shown in green and are persistent after a
switch reset. The bottom pane shows a summary description of the differences between the Merged
and Configured zone sets.
Configuring the zoning database
Use the Zoning Config dialog box ( Figure 19 ) to change the Merge Auto Save, Default Zone, and Discard
Inactive configuration parameters. To open the Zoning Config dialog box, open the Zoning menu and
select Edit Zoning Config. After making the changes, click OK to put the new values into effect.
Figure 19 Zoning Config dialog box
Merge Auto Save
The Merge Auto Save parameter determines whether changes to the active zone set that a switch receives
from other switches in the fabric will be saved to the zoning database on that switch. Changes are saved
when an updated zone set is activated. Zoning changes are always saved to temporary memory.
• If Merge Auto Save is enabled, the switch firmware saves changes to the active zone set in temporary
memory and to the zoning database.
• If Merge Auto Save is disabled, changes to the active zone set are stored only in temporary memory,
which is cleared when the switch is reset.
N_Port device icon—When logged in to fabric
N_Port device icon—When not logged in to fabric
Table 7 Port/Device icons
Icon Description