Configuring A Cascaded Ficon Fabric - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade BladeSystem 4/24 User Manual

Configuring a cascaded FICON fabric

NOTE
If you receive a 'FICON not supported on switch' error, refer to FICON troubleshooting for a list of
possible causes.
The FICON wizard automatically creates high integrity fabric configuration settings that support a
cascaded FICON fabric.
1. Select Configure > FICON > Configure Fabric.
2. Use the Fabric drop-down selector to select the fabric you want to configure.
3. Select the FMS Mode check box to manage the fabric by a host-based management program
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The Configure Cascaded FICON Fabric screen of the FICON Configuration dialog displays
(Figure 203).
FIGURE 203 Configure Cascaded FICON Fabric dialog box
NOTE
(Fabric OS switches only) All switches in a fabric must be running Fabric OS version 5.2 or later.
If a Fabric OS version earlier than version 5.2 is present in the topology, the fabric is not listed.
using FICON CUP protocol.
If you select FMS Mode, each switch is checked for a CUP license. Any switches that do not
have a CUP license are listed, with a reminder that a CUP license is necessary to communicate
with the fabric management server.
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