Fms Mode And Virtual Fabrics; Displaying Fms Mode; Enabling Fms Mode; Disabling Fms Mode - Brocade Communications Systems 1606 Administrator's Manual

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When a CUP license is installed, the transition from FMS mode disabled to FMS mode enabled
triggers notification to the host systems that the CUP feature is available. Without this notification,
the host systems never know that the CUP feature is available and, consequently, never try to
communicate with it.
If you install a CUP license on a switch that already has FMS mode enabled, you must disable FMS
mode first and re-enable it after the license is installed so the host systems receive the notification
that CUP is enabled.

FMS mode and Virtual Fabrics

The following should be considered when

Displaying FMS mode

The ficonCupShow fmsmode command displays the effective FMS mode setting for the switch.
switch:admin> ficoncupshow fmsmode
fmsmode for the switch: Enabled

Enabling FMS mode

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter ficonCupSet fmsmode enable.
3. Enter the ficonCupShow fmsmode command to verify if FMS mode is enabled.

Disabling FMS mode

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter ficonCupSet fmsmode disable.
3. Enter the ficonCupShow fmsmode command to verify if FMS mode is disabled.

Setting up FICON CUP if FMS mode is already enabled

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Verify that FICON Management Server mode is enabled by entering the ficonCupShow
3. If FICON Management Server mode is enabled, then disable it by entering the ficonCupSet
4. Enter the ficonCupShow fmsmode command to verify if fmsmode is disabled.
5. Install the CUP license.
FICON Administrator's Guide
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Serialized access to switch parameters ceases.
fmsmode command.
ATTENTION
If FMS mode is already enabled, disabling it might be disruptive to operation because ports
that were previously prevented from communicating will now be able to do so.
fmsmode disable command.
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