Enabling Port-Based Routing - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

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Enabling port-based routing

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FMS mode enable failed due to ports with areas 0xFE or 0xFF are connected to devices.
You can use Web Tools for all of these tasks. You can also use Web Tools to manage FICON
directors (when FMS mode is enabled on those directors) to do the following:
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You do not need to install the FICON CUP license to perform FICON CUP management; you must
install the FICON CUP license, however, if your switch is to enforce traffic between the FICON
director and the host-based management program.
NOTE
If the switch does not have the FICON_CUP license installed, Web Tools prevents the enabling of FMS
mode, and displays the following error message:
Enabling FMS mode requires FICON CUP license installed on the switch. Contact your
preferred storage vendor for more details.

Enabling port-based routing

Port-based path selection is a routing policy in which paths are chosen based on ingress port and
destination only. This also includes user-configured paths. All ports with FICON devices attached
must have port-based routing policy enabled. Port-based routing is a per-switch routing policy. After
port-based routing is enabled, you can continue with the remaining FICON implementation.
To enable port-based routing, perform the following steps.
1. Select a switch with FICON devices attached from the Fabric Tree.
2. Open the Switch Administration window as described in
3. Click the FICON CUP tab.
4. Click Enable in the FICON Management Server Mode section to enable the port-based routing
5. Click Apply to save your changes.
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Install a FICON CUP license on the Brocade switch.
Configure CUP attributes (FMS parameters) for the FICON director.
Display the control device state
Display a code page
Manage port connectivity configuration
window" on page 31.
If the EGM license is not installed on the switches using CUP protocol, access to this feature is
denied and an error message displays. If the EGM license is enabled, the FICON CUP tab is
available.
policy, or click Disable to disable port-based routing.
NOTE
While enabling FMS mode with online devices connected to FE ,FF the below error will be
shown.
FMS mode enable failed due to port(s) with areas 0xFE or 0xFF is(are) connected to device(s).
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