Clearing Port Names; Cascaded Ficon Fabric - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

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Cascaded FICON fabric

Clearing port names

Select the Clear Port Names option below the matrix display to clear all port names from the
selected matrix.
Perform the following steps to change the display to the desired format.
1. Select Clear Port Names.
2. Select Yes to clear all port names from the matrix or select No to cancel the operation.

Cascaded FICON fabric

NOTE
You must have FICON Management privileges to configure a fabric for cascaded FICON.
The Management application enables you to easily configure a fabric for cascaded FICON. Note
that configuring a fabric for cascaded FICON may be disruptive to current I/O operations in the
fabric, as it needs to disable and enable the switches in the fabric.
FICON configuration performs the following operations on the selected fabric:
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A warning displays asking you to confirm the operation.
Turns on the insistent domain ID flag (IDID) on all switches.
Sets High Integrity Fabric Configuration (HIFC) on the seed switch.
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Fabric-wide consistency policy (FWCP) is configured to include SCC in strict mode.
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SCC policy is created or modified to limit connectivity to only the switches in the selected
fabric.
Enables port-based routing on all switches.
Enables In-Order Delivery (IOD) on all switches.
Enables Dynamic Load Sharing (DLS) based on user selection and the firmware level.
NOTE
To enable DLS, all switches in the fabric must be 8 Gbps or faster and running Fabric OS 6.4 or
later.
(Optional) Turns on FICON Management Server (FMS) mode on all switches.
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If switches are running Fabric OS 7.0 and later, FMS will not be enabled unless the
switches have an active CUP license.
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If switches are running Fabric OS earlier than 7.0 and not have a CUP license, after
successful configuration, you can access the Port Connectivity (Allow/Prohibit) matrix, but
the host system cannot communicate with the FICON Management Server unless you
install a CUP license. If a CUP license is later installed on these switches, then FMS mode
must be re-enabled on these switches.
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