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Chapter 24 Configuring FICON
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m .

FICON VSAN Prerequisites

To ensure that a FICON VSAN is operationally up, be sure to verify the following requirements:
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If any of these requirements are not met, the FICON feature cannot be enabled.

Enabling FICON

By default FICON is disabled in all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
You can enable FICON on a per VSAN basis in one of three ways:
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Effects of Enabling FICON

When you enable the FICON feature in Cisco MDS switches, the following apply:
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OL-6973-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
Set the default zone to permit, if you are not using the zoning feature. See the
section on page 19-11.
Enable in-order delivery on the VSAN. See the
Enable (and if required, configure) fabric binding on the VSAN. See the
Configuration" section on page
Verify that conflicting persistent FC IDs do not exist in the switch. See
Domain Parameters."
Verify that the configured domain ID and requested domain ID match. See
Domain Parameters."
Add the CUP (area FE) to the zone, if you are using zoning. See the
section on page 24-27.
By using the automated setup ficon command.
See the "Setting Up a Basic FICON Configuration" section on page 24-12
Manually addressing each prerequisite.
See the "Manually Enabling FICON" section on page
By using the Device Manager (refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration
Guide).
You cannot disable in-order delivery for the FICON-enabled VSAN.
You cannot disable fabric binding or static domain ID configurations for the FICON-enabled VSAN.
The load balancing scheme is changed to Source ID (SID)—Destination ID (DID). You cannot
change it back to SID—DID—OXID.
The IPL configuration file is automatically created.
See the "FICON Configuration Files" section on page
"In-Order Delivery" section on page
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide
FICON VSAN Prerequisites
"The Default Zone"
21-10.
"Fabric Binding
Chapter 14, "Configuring
Chapter 14, "Configuring
"CUP In-Band Management"
section in this chapter.
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