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Chapter 28 Configuring FICON
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FICON Cascading

The Cisco MDS SAN-OS software allows multiple switches in a FICON network. To configure multiple
switches, you must enable and configure fabric binding in that switch (see
Fabric

FICON VSAN Prerequisites

To ensure that a FICON VSAN is operationally up, be sure to verify the following requirements:
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If any of these requirements are not met, the FICON feature cannot be enabled.

FICON Port Numbering

With reference to the FICON feature, ports in Cisco MDS switches are identified by a statically defined
8-bit value known as the port number. A maximum of 255 port numbers are available. You can use the
following port numbering schemes:
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OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Binding").
Set the default zone to permit, if you are not using the zoning feature. See the
Zone" section on page 23-9.
Enable in-order delivery on the VSAN. See
Services and Protocols."
Enable (and if required, configure) fabric binding on the VSAN. See
Fabric Binding."
Verify that conflicting persistent FC IDs do not exist in the switch. See
Domain Parameters."
Verify that the configured domain ID and requested domain ID match. See
Domain Parameters."
Add the CUP (area FE) to the zone, if you are using zoning. See the
section on page 28-40.
Default port numbers based on the chassis type
Reserved port numbers
Default FICON Port Numbering Scheme, page 28-8
Port Addresses, page 28-10
Implemented and Unimplemented Port Addresses, page 28-10
About the Reserved FICON Port Numbering Scheme, page 28-10
Installed and Uninstalled Ports, page 28-11
FICON Port Numbering Guidelines, page 28-11
Assigning FICON Port Numbers to Slots, page 28-11
Displaying the FICON Port Number Assignments, page 28-12
About Port Numbers for FCIP and PortChannel, page 28-12
About the Reserved FICON Port Numbering Scheme, page 28-10
Chapter 25, "Configuring Fibre Channel Routing
Chapter 38, "Configuring
"CUP In-Band Management"
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
FICON Port Numbering
Chapter 38, "Configuring
"About the Default
Chapter 17, "Configuring
Chapter 17, "Configuring
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