Allowing The Host To Move The Switch Offline; Allowing The Host To Change Ficon Port Parameters - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring FICON
Step 2
switch(config)# ficon vsan 2
switch(config-ficon)#
Enables FICON on VSAN 2.
Step 3 switch(config-ficon)# code-page italy
Configures the italy EBCDIC format.
Step 4
switch(config-ficon)# no code-page
(Optional) Reverts to the factory default of using the us-canada EBCDIC format.

Allowing the Host to Move the Switch Offline

By default, hosts are allowed to move the switch to an offline state. To do this, the host sends a "Set offline"
command (x'FD') to the CUP.
To allow the host to move the switch to an offline state, follow these steps:
Step 1 switch# config terminal
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# ficon vsan 2
switch(config-ficon)#
Enables FICON on VSAN 2.
Step 3
switch(config-ficon)# no host control switch offline
Prohibits mainframe users from moving the switch to an offline state.
Step 4 switch(config-ficon)# host control switch offline
Allows the host to move the switch to an offline state (default) and shuts down the ports.

Allowing the Host to Change FICON Port Parameters

By default, mainframe users are not allowed to configure FICON parameters on Cisco MDS switches—they
can only query the switch.
Use the host port control command to permit mainframe users to configure FICON parameters.
To allow the host (mainframe) to configure FICON parameters on the Cisco MDS switch, follow these steps:
Step 1
switch# config terminal
switch(config)#
Allowing the Host to Move the Switch Offline
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