User guide

Chapter 2 Managing Fabrics 47
Zone Merge Failure Recovery
When a zone merge failure occurs, the conflict that caused the failure must be
resolved. You can correct a failure due to a zone conflict by deactivating one of the
active zone sets or by editing the conflicting zones so that their membership is the
same. You can deactivate the active zone set on one fabric if the active zone set on
the other fabric accurately defines your zoning needs. If not, you must edit the zone
memberships, and reactivate the zone sets. After correcting the zone membership,
reset the isolated ports to allow the fabrics to join.
Note – If you deactivate the active zone set in one fabric and the Merge Auto Save
parameter is enabled, the active zone set from the second fabric will propagate to the
first fabric and replace all zones with matching names in the configured zone sets.
Refer to Managing Zones for information about adding and removing zone
members. Refer to Resetting a Port for information about resetting a port.