Configuring Fms Mode Parameters - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

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FMS parameter configuration
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Parameter
Programmed
Offline State
Control
Active=Saved
Mode
Alternate Control
Prohibited
User Alert Mode
Director Clock
Alert Mode
Host Control
Prohibited

Configuring FMS mode parameters

To configure FMS mode parameters, perform the following steps.
1. Select a FICON-enabled switch from the Fabric Tree.
2. Open the Switch Administration window as described in
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FMS mode parameter descriptions
Description
Controls whether host programming is allowed to set the switch offline. The parameter is set
as enabled by the hardware after system installation, and can be reset by Web Tools.
Controls the IPL file update. The IPL file saves port connectivity attributes and port names.
After a switch restart or power cycle, the switch reads the IPL file and actives its contents as
default configuration.
When this mode is enabled, activating a configuration saves a copy to the IPL configuration
file. All changes made to the active connectivity attributes or port names by host programming
or alternate managers are saved in this IPL file. It keeps the current active configuration
persistent across switch restarts and power cycles.
You cannot directly modify the IPL file or save a file as an IPL file. When this mode is disabled,
the IPL file is not altered for either new configuration activation or any changes made on the
current active configuration. This parameter is set as enabled by the hardware after system
installation, and can be reset by Web Tools.
Note: When FMS mode is enabled and the Active=Saved parameter is disabled, you can
enable and disable ports, but the setting is not persistent. When the Active=Saved parameter
is enabled, you can enable and disable ports and the setting is persistent.
Determines whether alternate managers are allowed to modify port connectivity.
Enabling this mode prohibits alternate manager control of port connectivity; otherwise,
alternate managers can manage port connectivity.
This parameter is set as enabled by the hardware after system installation, and can be reset by
Web Tools.
Controls director console behavior for alerts.
Enabling this mode prompts the director consoles to display a warning whenever you attempt
an action that changes switch parameters. When you disable this mode, no warning is
displayed. In this case, in which Web Tools is the director console, warning messages are
displayed by Web Tools regardless of the setting of the parameter, since Web Tools always
displays warning messages when you apply a change to a switch that changes parameters.
This parameter is always read-only in Web Tools. Each time that the switch is powered on, the
parameter is reset to disabled.
Controls behavior for attempts to set the switch timestamp clock through the director console.
When it is enabled, the director console (Web Tools, in this case) displays warning indications
when the switch timestamp is changed by a user application. When it is disabled, you can
activate a function to automatically set the timestamp clock. There is no indication for
timestamp clock setting.
This parameter is set as disabled by the hardware after system installation, and can be reset
by Web Tools.
Determines whether host programming allows modifying port connectivity.
Enabling this mode prohibits host programming control of port connectivity; otherwise, host
programming can manage port connectivity.
This parameter is set as disabled by the hardware after system installation. and can be reset
by Web Tools.
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