Configuring Ficon Tape Acceleration - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring FICON Tape Acceleration

Figure 61: Host Accessing Peer-to-Peer VTS (Virtual Tape Server)
Note For information about FCIP tape acceleration, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services
Configuration Guide .
Configuring FICON Tape Acceleration
FICON tape acceleration has the following configuration considerations:
• In addition to the normal FICON configuration, FICON tape acceleration must be enabled on both ends
• FICON tape acceleration is enabled on a per VSAN basis.
• FICON tape acceleration cannot function if multiple ISLs are present in the same VSAN (PortChannels
• You can enable both Fibre Channel write acceleration and FICON tape acceleration on the same FCIP
• Enabling or disabling FICON tape acceleration disrupts traffic on the FCIP interface.
To configure FICON tape acceleration, follow these steps:
Step 1 switch# config t
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# interface fcip 2
switch(config-if)#
Specifies an FCIP interface and enters interface configuration submode.
Step 3
switch(config-if)# ficon-tape-accelerator vsan 100
This configuration change will disrupt all traffic on the FCIP interface in all
VSANs. Do you wish to continue? [no]
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of the FCIP interface. If only one end has FICON tape acceleration enabled, acceleration does not occur.
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