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Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies
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b. Ensure the Link Incident field displays None and the Reason
field is blank. If an ISL segmentation or other problem is
indicated, go to MAP 0000: Start MAP in the product-specific
Installation and Service Manual.
c. Click Close to close the dialog box and return to the Hardware
View.
4. Install SANtegrity Binding on fabric elements - Configure and
enable the SANtegrity Binding feature at each director or switch
as follows:
a. At the Element Manager application, install the SANtegrity
Binding PFE key. Refer to installation instructions in the
product-specific Installation and Service Manual.
b. At the SAN management application, configure fabric
binding. Refer to installation instructions in the SANavigator
Software User Manual (621-000013) or the EFC Manager Software
Release Manual (620-000170).
c. At the Element Manager application, configure switch
binding. Refer to installation instructions in the
product-specific Installation and Service Manual.
5. Ensure FICON devices are logged in - Verify FICON devices are
logged in to each director or switch as follows:
a. At the Element Manager application's Hardware View, click the
Node List tab. The Node List View displays.
b. Inspect the node descriptors and verify the correct FICON
devices (channels and control units) are logged in to each
director or switch.
6. Enable Enterprise Fabric Mode - Enable Enterprise Fabric Mode as
follows:
a. Minimize the Element Manager application to display the
SAN management application, then select Enterprise Fabric
Mode from the Configure menu. The Enterprise Fabric Mode
dialog box displays.
b. Select the fabric to be configured from the Fabric Name
drop-down list. The selected fabric's status displays in the
Enterprise Fabric Mode field.
c. Click Activate to close the dialog box and enable Enterprise
Fabric Mode for the selected fabric.
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