Binding Port Numbers To Portchannels; Binding Port Numbers To Fcip Interfaces; Configuring Ficon Ports; Ficon Information Refresh Note - Cisco DS-C9216I-K9 Configuration Manual

Chapter 23 Configuring FICON

Binding Port Numbers to PortChannels

You can bind (or associate) a PortChannel with a FICON port number to bring up that interface.

Binding Port Numbers to FCIP Interfaces

You can bind (or associate) an FCIP interface with a FICON port number to the selected PortChannel
interface.

Configuring FICON Ports

You can perform FICON configurations on a per-port address basis in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of
switches.
Even if a port is uninstalled, the port address-based configuration is accepted by the Cisco MDS switch.
This configuration is applied to the port when the port becomes installed.

FICON Information Refresh Note

When viewing FICON information through the Device Manager dialog boxes, you must manually
refresh the display by clicking the Refresh button in order to see the latest updates. This is true whether
you configure FICON through the CLI or through the Device Manager.
There is no automatic refresh of FICON information. This information would be refreshed so often that
it would affect performance.

Blocking Ports

If you block a port, the port is retained in the operationally down state. If you unblock a port, a port
initialization is attempted. When a port is blocked, data and control traffic is not allowed on that port.
Physical Fibre Channel port blocks will continue to transmit Off-Line State (OLS) primitive sequence
on a blocked port.
The shutdown/no shutdown port state is independent of the block/no block port state. If a port is
Note
shutdown, unblocking that port will not initialize the port.
Caution You cannot block or prohibit CUP port (0XFE).
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