Target driven peer-zoning synchronization

A method for target driven peer-zoning (TDPZ) synchronization, comprising:

• sending, with a principal member device to a switch, an active peer zone list request, wherein the principal member stores a first TDPZ database version and a first TDPZ zone list;
• receiving, with the principal member device from the switch, a response based on the active peer zone list request, the response comprising a second TDPZ database version and a second TDPZ zone list;
• comparing, at the principal member device, the first TDPZ database version number to the second TDPZ database version number;
• and
• when the first TDPZ database version number is greater than the second TDPZ database version number, the principal member device sending an update to direct the switch to add/replace a peer zone or to remove a peer zone.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

• send, with a principal member device to a switch, an active peer zone list request, wherein the principal member stores a first TDPZ database version and a first TDPZ zone list;
• receive, with the principal member device from the switch, a response based on the active peer zone list request, the response comprising a second TDPZ database version and a second TDPZ zone list;
• compare, at the principal member device, the first TDPZ database version number to the second TDPZ database version number;
• when the first TDPZ database version number is less than the second TDPZ database version number, with the principal member device, update the first TDPZ database version number to equal the second TDPZ database version number, and store the second TDPZ zone list in place of the first TDPZ zone list;
• and
• when the first TDPZ database version number is greater than the second TDPZ database version number, the principal member device is to send an update to direct the switch to add/replace a peer zone or to remove a peer zone.