Ficon Cascading; Ficon Vsan Prerequisites; Ficon Port Numbering - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring FICON

FICON Cascading

The Cisco MDS NX-OS software allows multiple switches in a FICON network. To configure multiple
switches, you must enable and configure fabric binding in that switch and refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
NX-OS Security Configuration Guide ).

FICON VSAN Prerequisites

To ensure that a FICON VSAN is operationally up, be sure to verify the following requirements:
• Set the default zone to permit, if you are not using the zoning feature. See the .
• Enable in-order delivery on the VSAN. See
• Enable (and if required, configure) fabric binding on the VSAN. For more information about Fabric
• Verify that conflicting persistent FC IDs do not exist in the switch. For information about configuring
• Verify that the configured domain ID and requested domain ID match. For information about configuring
• Add the CUP (area FE) to the zone, if you are using zoning. See the
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:
• Default port numbers based on the chassis type
• Reserved port numbers
This section includes the following topics:
Note You must enable FICON on the switch before reserving FICON port number (see the
on a VSAN, on page
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Binding, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Security Configuration Guide .
domain parameters, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS System Management Configuration
Guide .
domain parameters, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS System Management Configuration
Guide .
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Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols,
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
FICON Cascading
CUP In-Band Management, on page
About Enabling FICON
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