Managing zone configuration comparison alerts, Setting change limits on zoning activation – Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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7. Select the Differences only check box to display only the differences between the selected

databases.

8. Select the Sync Scroll Enable check box to synchronize scrolling between the selected

databases.

9. Click Previous or Next to navigate line-by-line in the Editable Zone DB area.

10. Click Close.

To merge two zone databases, refer to

“Merging two zone databases”

on page 907.

Managing zone configuration comparison alerts

You can turn off the automatic zone configuration comparison function if you no longer want to see
two of the alert messages that the comparison can produce. When a zone configuration is
successfully activated, the comparison function can display an alert icon if either of two conditions
exist.

The messages are “The active zone configuration does not exist in the zone database” and “The
active zone configuration does not match <zone configuration> in the zone database.” To turn off
the icons and the messages, complete the following steps.

1. After successfully activating a zone configuration, click the Active Zone Configuration tab in the

Zoning dialog box.

2. Select Turn off the comparison alerts between the active zone configuration and the zone

database check box.

Any existing alert icons and messages are cleared and further comparisons are prevented.

Setting change limits on zoning activation

Use this procedure to set a limit on the number of changes a user can make to the zone database
before activating a zone configuration. If the user exceeds the limit, zone configuration activation is
not allowed. By default, all fabrics allow unlimited changes. Changes include adding, removing, or
modifying zones, aliases, and zone configurations.

Use this procedure to set the following limits:

Set a different limit for each fabric.

Set limits on some fabrics while allowing other fabrics to have unlimited changes.

Set a limit for fabrics that will be discovered later.

NOTE

You must have the Zoning Set Edit Limits privilege to perform this task.

1. Select Configure > Zoning > Set Change Limits.

The Set Change Limits for Zoning Activation dialog box displays.

2. Click Change Count for the fabric on which you want to set limits.

The field changes to an editable field.

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