Initial Troubleshooting Checklist - Cisco 9134 - MDS Multilayer Fabric Switch Troubleshooting Manual

Chapter 16 Troubleshooting FICON
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Initial Troubleshooting Checklist

Begin troubleshooting FICON issues by checking the following issues:
Checklist
Verify licensing requirements. See Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager
Configuration Guide.
Verify that you enabled in-order delivery for the FICON-enabled VSAN.
Verify that you have enabled fabric binding in all switches in the FICON fabric.
Verify that all switches in the FICON fabric are in the fabric binding database.
Verify that you have assigned static domain IDs for all switches in the FICON fabric.
Verify that you have not enabled persistent FC IDs for the FICON-enabled VSAN.
Verify that the load balancing scheme is SID- DID.
Verify that the default zone is set to permit if you are not using the zoning feature.
Verify that the CUP (area FE) is in the correct zone if you are using zoning.
Verify that conflicting persistent FC IDs do not exist in the switch.
Verify that the configured domain ID and requested domain ID match.
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Limit cascaded FICON switches to two switches between the host and storage.
Use the CLI FICON setup script or the Fabric Manager VSAN Wizard to configure FICON.
You cannot enable IVR NAT in a FICON VSAN.
FICON VSANs can only be in the default interop mode.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x
Initial Troubleshooting Checklist
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