Cisco MDS 9124 - Fabric Switch Reference page 589

Chapter 10 H Commands
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
host
Use the host command to configure the switch offline state, the mainframe access control parameters,
and the mainframe time stamp parameters. To disable the configuration or to revert to factory defaults,
use the no form of the command.
Syntax Description control
switch offline
port control
set-timestamp
Defaults
Host offline control enabled.
Command Modes
FICON configuration mode.
Command History Release
1.3(1)
Usage Guidelines By default, the clock in each VSAN is the same as the switch hardware clock. Mainframe users are
allowed to change the VSAN-clock.
Examples The following example prohibits mainframe users from moving the switch to an offline state.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# ficon vsan 2
switch(config-ficon)# no host control switch offline
The following example allows the host to move the switch to an offline state and shut down the ports.
switch(config-ficon)# host control switch offline
The following example prohibits mainframe users to configure FICON parameters in the Cisco MDS
switch (default).
switch(config-ficon)# no host port control
The following example allows mainframe users to configure FICON parameters in the Cisco MDS
switch.
switch(config-ficon)# host port control
OL-16217-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
host {control [switch offline] | port control | set-timestamp}
no host {control [switch offline] | port control | set-timestamp}
Allows the host control of FICON.
Allows the host to move the switch to an offline state and shut down the ports
(default).
Enables the host to configure FICON parameters.
Allows the host to set the director clock
Modification
This command was introduced.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
host
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