Ficon Enable - Cisco MDS 9000 series Command Reference Manual

ficon enable

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ficon enable
To enable the FICON feature on a switch, use the ficon enable command in configuration mode. To
disable the feature or to revert to factory defaults, use the no form of the command.
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
Disabled.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History Release
3.0(1)
Usage Guidelines
The effects of enabling the FICON feature in a Cisco MDS switch are as follows:
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When FICON is enabled on a VSAN, it is implicitly enabled everywhere. However, when FICON is
disabled on a VSAN, it remains globally enabled. You must explicitly disable FICON to disable it
throughout the fabric.
This command is not supported on the Cisco MDS 9124 switch, the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class
Note
BladeSystem, and the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter.
Examples The following example enables FICON on the switch.
switch(config)# ficon enable
The following example disables FICON on the switch.
switch(config)# no ficon enable
Related Commands
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
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ficon enable
no ficon enable
Modification
This command was introduced.
You cannot disable in-order delivery for the FICON-enabled VSAN.
You cannot disable fabric binding or static domain ID configurations for the FICON-enabled VSAN.
The load balancing scheme is changed to Source ID (SID)—Destination ID (DID). You cannot
change it back to SID—DID—OXID.
The IPL configuration file is automatically created.
Chapter 8 F Commands
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