Configuring Ficon; About Enabling Ficon On A Vsan - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Chapter 36

Configuring FICON

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Configuring FICON
By default FICON is disabled in all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. You can enable FICON on
a per VSAN basis by using the Device Manager.
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About Enabling FICON on a VSAN

By default FICON is disabled in all VSANs on the switch.
You can enable FICON on a per VSAN basis in one of the following ways:
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When you enable the FICON feature in Cisco MDS switches, the following restrictions apply:
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OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
About Enabling FICON on a VSAN, page 36-15
Setting Up a Basic FICON Configuration, page 36-16
Manually Enabling FICON on a VSAN, page 36-18
Deleting FICON VSANs, page 36-18
Suspending a FICON VSAN, page 36-19
Configuring the code-page Option, page 36-19
Assigning FC ID Last Byte, page 36-20
Allowing the Host to Move the Switch Offline, page 36-21
Allowing the Host to Change FICON Port Parameters, page 36-22
Allowing the Host to Control the Timestamp, page 36-22
Configuring SNMP Control of FICON Parameters, page 36-22
FICON Information Refresh, page 36-23
About FICON Device Allegiance, page 36-23
Automatically Saving the Running Configuration, page 36-23
Manually addressing each prerequisite.
See the "About FICON" section on page
Use Device Manager.
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 "About FICON Configuration Files" section on page
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
Configuring FICON
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