Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.1.0 - Manual (Page 831)

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7. (Optional) Add elements (aliases, zones, and zone configurations) to the editable database by
completing the following steps.
a. Select one or more of the same element type in the Reference Zone DB area.
These are the elements that are added to the editable zone database.
b. Select an element in the Editable Zone DB area.
You can add zone aliases and zone members to a zone. You can add zones to a zone
configuration. And you can add zone configurations to the zone database.
c. Click Add.
If the Add button is inactivated, check that you have selected appropriate element types in
both the Reference Zone DB area and the Editable Zone DB area.
8. (Optional) Remove elements from the editable zone database by selecting an available
element (one that you have added) from the Editable Zone DB area and clicking Remove.
Note that if a zone is removed from a zone configuration, it is removed only from that single
zone configuration. However, if the zone is removed from the list of zones, it is removed from all
zone configurations.
9. Click Save As to save the editable zone database in the offline repository (for Enterprise and
Professional Plus editions only).
Creating a common active zone configuration in two fabrics
Before you can merge two fabrics, the defined and active zone configurations in both fabrics must
match. Refer to
“Merging two zone databases” on page 781 for instructions on how to merge the
zone databases in two fabrics.
After you merge the two zone databases, you create a common active zone configuration before
physically merging the fabrics.
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
2. Select Compare from the Zone DB Operation list.
The Compare/Merge Zone DBs dialog box displays, as shown in Figure 352 .
3. Select the database for the first fabric from the Reference Zone DB list.
4. Select the database for the second fabric from the Editable Zone DB list.
5. Set up a zone configuration that contains the active zones in both fabrics:
a. Select the name of the active zone configuration from the Reference Zone DB area.
b. Select the name of the active zone configuration in the Editable Zone DB area.
c. Click Merge.
All of the active zones from both fabrics are now in one zone configuration.
6. Click Save As to save the editable zone database in the offline repository for the second fabric.
7. Click Save As again, and select the name of the first fabric from the Fabric list to save the
editable zone database in the offline repository for the first fabric.