> # Merging Device Alias

> If two fabrics are running different device alias modes and are joined together, the device alias merge will fail. There is no automatic conversion of one mode to the other during the merge process. You will need to resolve the issue.

> Note Release 3.0 switches run in basic mode.

> At the application level, a merger takes place between the applications and the fabric. For example, zone merge occurs when the E port is up and the IVR/PSM/DPVM merge occurs due to CFS. This merge is completely independent of the device alias merge.

> If the application running on an enhanced fabric has a native device alias configuration, the application must fail the merge. The application has to fail the merge even though the other fabric is can support the native device alias-based configuration, but is running in the basic mode. You will need to resolve the issue. Once the device alias merge issue is resolved, each application must be fixed accordingly.

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