How to distribute active zoneset to a newly added cisco switch ?

If the new switch does not have any zonning configuration (i.e. switch is new or previous zonning configuration has been deleted), then the zonning database will be propagated throughout the fabric for that VSAN automatically, as soon as the new switch joins the existing fabric.

Enabling Full Zone Set Distribution

All switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family distribute active zone sets when new E port links come up or when a new zone set is activated in a VSAN. The zone set distribution takes effect while sending merge requests to the adjacent switch or while activating a zone set.

To enable full zone set and active zone set distribution to all switches on a per VSAN basis, follow these

steps:

Step 1

Enters configuration mode.

Enables sending a full zone set along with an active zone set.

also how can i know if

this is already enabled on the existing fabric ? so i don't need to do this step you mentioned..

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To enable full zone set and active zone set distribution to all switches on a per VSAN basis, follow these

steps:

Step 1

switch# config t

Enters configuration mode.

Step 2

switch(config)# zoneset distribute full vsan 33

Enables sending a full zone set along with an active zone set.

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and where should i do this commands "on new or old " ?

Thanks alot

so in my case the switch is new and the vsan is new.." i will not need to do the distribution comman" ?

and how i can delete the zoning on that vsan"new switch" so it will take the existing active zone set automatically ?

like brocade : cfgclear,cfgsave"

BR

In such a case the active zoneset will be distributed automatically. The 'zoneset distribution full' command will be required if you want the entire zonning database (along with active zoneset) to be distributed in events of activation, deactivation or merge processes.

The following example shows how to clear all configured information in the zone server for VSAN 1:

switch# clear zone database vsan 33

clear zone database' command, you need to explicitly issue the ' config' startup-configcopy running-to ensure that the running configuration is used when you next start the switch.

Hope that answers your query.

Hope your query is answered.

By default zoneset distribute full is not enabled, so you may have to do that. You can do it on the existing fabric (old) switch.

Thanks alot that is really heplfull....

last thing.. i think the old one has only active zonset distribution we can work it only...

do you know when we need full zoneset disribution  ?

Thanks again

There is some formatting error introduced in the 6th message on this forum, in the command given, the correct syntax for it is :-

Apologies, don't know what's going wrong, though I pasted the syntax right, it is again reflecting the same, let me type it this time:

'copy running-config startup-config'

Yes, that worked .

It really depends, when you would want to distribute the entire zonning database, based on your needs. You may think of a situation where you may want to manage the zonning information from the new switch (like adding new zones to the active zoneset from the existing zones in the zonning database) here it would be easier to have the entire zonning database on the new switch rather than creating the new zone manually.

Hope this answers your query.

if you want to see if "full zone distribution" is enabled switch wide you can run this command:

show system default zone

if you want to see it for a specific vsan you can run this comand:

c9513a1# show zone status vsan 130

VSAN: 130 default-zone: deny distribute: full Interop: default
    mode: basic merge-control: allow
    session: none
    hard-zoning: enabled broadcast: disabled
Default zone:
    qos: none broadcast: disabled ronly: disabled
Full Zoning Database :
    DB size: 140 bytes
    Zonesets:1  Zones:1 Aliases: 1
Active Zoning Database :
    DB size: 56 bytes
    Name: BizSchoolA  Zonesets:1  Zones:1
Status: Activation completed at 19:32:11 EST Oct  3 2010