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Chapter 29 Configuring FICON
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FICON Cascading

The Cisco MDS NX-OS software allows multiple switches in a FICON network. To configure multiple
switches, you must enable and configure fabric binding in that switch (see
Fabric

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.

FICON Port Numbering

With reference to the FICON feature, ports in Cisco MDS switches are identified by a statically defined
8-bit value known as the port number. A maximum of 255 port numbers are available. You can use the
following port numbering schemes:
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OL-18084-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Binding").
Set the default zone to permit, if you are not using the zoning feature. See the
Zone" section on page 24-9.
Enable in-order delivery on the VSAN. See
Services and Protocols."
Enable (and if required, configure) fabric binding on the VSAN. See
Fabric Binding."
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 29-40.
Default port numbers based on the chassis type
Reserved port numbers
Default FICON Port Numbering Scheme, page 29-8
Port Addresses, page 29-10
Implemented and Unimplemented Port Addresses, page 29-10
About the Reserved FICON Port Numbering Scheme, page 29-10
Installed and Uninstalled Ports, page 29-11
FICON Port Numbering Guidelines, page 29-11
Assigning FICON Port Numbers to Slots, page 29-11
Displaying the FICON Port Number Assignments, page 29-12
About Port Numbers for FCIP and PortChannel, page 29-12
About the Reserved FICON Port Numbering Scheme, page 29-10
Chapter 26, "Configuring Fibre Channel Routing
"CUP In-Band Management"
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
FICON Port Numbering
Chapter 40, "Configuring
"About the Default
Chapter 40, "Configuring
Chapter 18, "Configuring
Chapter 18, "Configuring
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