Cup Port Connectivity Configuration; Viewing Cup Port Connectivity Configurations - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

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CUP port connectivity configuration

CUP port connectivity configuration
In the Port Connectivity subpanel, you can manage the configuration files and active configuration.
All CUP configuration files and the active configuration are listed in a table. The active configuration
is listed as "Active Configuration*" and the description in the table is "Current active configuration
on switch." The other special configuration file is the IPL. Any other files displayed are user-defined
configurations and are stored on the switch.
You can create, activate, copy, or delete saved CUP port connectivity configurations; however, you
can only edit or copy a configuration while it is active.You can also activate, edit, or copy the IPL
configuration. You must have FMS mode enabled before you can make any changes to the
configurations. Click Refresh to get the latest configuration file list from the switch.
When creating a new configuration or editing an existing configuration, the Web Tools port name is
restricted to printable ASCII characters. Characters beyond printable ASCII characters are displayed
as dots.
When initially installed, a switch allows any port to dynamically communicate with any other port.
Two connectivity attributes are defined to restrict this any-to-any capability for external ports: Block
and Prohibit.
Block is a port connectivity attribute that prevents all communication through a port. Prohibit is the
port connectivity attribute that prohibits or allows dynamic communication between ports when a
port is not blocked. Each port has a vector specifying its Prohibit attribute with respect to each of
the other ports in the switch. This attribute is always set symmetrically in that a pair of ports is
either prohibited or allowed to communicate dynamically.
The Port Connectivity table (shown in
physical-location format), Port Name (port address name), Block attribute, Prohibit attribute, and
Area Id (port address, displayed in hexadecimal) in fixed columns. The right side is a port matrix,
that lists all ports by Area ID and identifies prohibited ports. Those columns are scrollable and
swappable.

Viewing CUP port connectivity configurations

Use the following procedure to display a list of CUP port connectivity configurations.
1. Select a FICON-enabled switch from the Fabric Tree.
2. Select Tasks > Manage > Switch Admin.
3. Click Show Advanced Mode to see all the available tabs and options.
4. Select the FICON CUP tab.
5. Click the CUP Port Connectivity subtab.
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The FICON CUP page displays the FICON Management Server page in front. All attributes on
this page are read-only until FMS mode is enabled.
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