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Chapter 36 Configuring FICON
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FICON Cascading

The Cisco MDS SAN-OS software allows multiple switches in a FICON network. To configure multiple
switches, you must enable and configure fabric binding in that switch (see the
Load Balance" section on page

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.
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Date and time—Set the date and time on the switch. See the
Timestamp" section on page
Configure SNMP trap recipients and community names—See the
FICON Parameters" section on page
Call Home configurations—Configure the director name, location, description, and contact person.
See Chapter 64, "Configuring Call Home."
Configure preferred domain ID, FC ID persistence, and principal switch priority—See
"Configuring Domain Parameters."
Sophisticated SPAN diagnostics—The Cisco MDS 9000 Family provides industry-first intelligent
diagnostics, protocol decoding, and network analysis tools as well as integrated Call Home
capability for added reliability, faster problem resolution, and reduced service costs. See
"Monitoring Network Traffic Using SPAN."
Configure R_A_TOV, E_D_TOV—— See the
page 37-2.
Director-level maintenance tasks—Perform maintenance tasks for the director including
maintaining firmware levels, accessing the director logs, and collecting data to support failure
analysis. See Chapter 70, "Monitoring System Processes and Logs."
Set the default zone to permit, if you are not using the zoning feature. See the
Zone" section on page 30-19.
Enable in-order delivery on the VSAN. See
Services and Protocols."
Enable (and if required, configure) fabric binding on the VSAN. See the
Load Balance" 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 36-37.
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"Fibre Channel Time Out Values" section on
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Chapter 32, "Configuring Fibre Channel Routing
36-39. Chapter 47, "Configuring Fabric Binding."
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
About FICON
"Allowing the Host to Control the
"Configuring SNMP Control of
Chapter 25,
"Calculating FICON Flow
"About the Default
"Calculating FICON Flow
Chapter 25, "Configuring
Chapter 25, "Configuring
"CUP In-Band Management"
Chapter 62,
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