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Configuring a switch for FICON operation
6. If you are considering creating a cascaded switch configuration, consider connecting all ISLs
7.

Configuring the switch

Perform the following steps to configure a switch for FICON operation.
1. Launch the Management application and select the SAN tab.
2. Configure the Management application display for FICON. Refer to the "Setting your FICON
3. Select the Decimal-Hex drop down selector on the tool bar at the top of the SAN tab to display
4. Select Discover > Fabrics.
5. Select Add on the Discover Fabrics dialog box.
6. Perform one of the following tasks to configure a switch for discovery:
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Required firmware for the switch. Refer to
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Port addressing.
The port address is important because it is implemented in HCD or IOCP. The easiest port
addressing scheme is to start from 0x00 at the bottom left of the port card, increment on
ports going up the card, then continue starting numbering from the bottom right of the
next column of ports. Any port addressing scheme is possible however.
between switches first. This will help simplify cascaded configuration. If this is not possible, you
can merge cascaded fabrics later using steps in
page 1036.
If you are considering connecting cascaded switches over IP networks, refer to the planning
considerations in the "Connecting cascaded FICON fabrics over FCIP" in
Channel over IP".
NOTE
The recommended best practice is to run the application client from a server other than the
Management application server itself. Sometimes during installation this is not practical. To
start a client on the Management application server, double click on the application icon. To
open a client from a system other than the Management application server, open a browser
and enter the IP address of the Management application server.
display" section of Chapter 4, "Application
domain IDs and port numbers in hex format.
The Discover Fabrics dialog box displays. If the switch is already in a fabric, it is automatically
added and should display under the discovered fabric. If the switch does not display, perform
step 5 and step 6.
The Add Fabric Discovery dialog box displays.
step 3.
"Cascaded FICON fabric merge"
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