A storage administrator is connecting two previously configured switches to make a single fabric. When the E Ports are connected, the administrator sees a ZONE MERGE FAILURE message referring to the…

Question

Options

• Azoneset import interface fc1/1 vsan 10
• Bzoneset distribute full vsan 10
• Czoneset overwrite-control vsan 10
• Dzoneset copy active-zoneset full-zoneset

• A
  75% (15)
• B
  5% (1)
• C
  15% (3)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

Option A is correct because when a zone merge failure occurs, it means the two switches have conflicting or incompatible zonesets for VSAN 10 and cannot automatically reconcile them. The zoneset import interface fc1/1 vsan 10 command explicitly pulls the zoneset from the neighboring switch through the specified E_Port interface, overwriting or merging the local configuration so both switches reach a consistent state and the fabric can form.

Option B (zoneset distribute full vsan 10) distributes an existing zoneset across an already-merged fabric - it presupposes a working fabric and doesn't resolve the initial merge conflict. Option C (zoneset overwrite-control) is not a valid Cisco MDS command; it's a plausible-sounding distractor. Option D (zoneset copy active-zoneset full-zoneset) copies the local active zoneset into the local full (inactive) zoneset - a purely local operation that does nothing to reconcile the remote switch's conflicting configuration.

Memory tip: Think of the E_Port as a "door" between two fabrics - when that door causes a conflict, you import what's on the other side through the interface to resolve it. "Import via interface" = resolving the merge by pulling the neighbor's zoneset in.

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