21 Cascaded FICON fabric merge

a.Select the E_Ports used for the connection on the local switch and on the remote switch, and click the right arrow.

The selected E_Ports are moved to Selected Ports.

If there is no E_Port in the selected fabrics, a warning message displays.

b.Specify the Cable length between switch ports.

The range is form 10 through 500 km. The default is 50 km.

c.Select ARBs or IDLEs to configure the Fibre Channel Primitive Signal Fill Words.

For Fabric OS version 6.1.0b or earlier, the setting is always ARBs. You cannot change to IDLEs.

For Fabric OS version 6.1.0c or later, the default setting is IDLEs, however, you can change it to ARBs.

d.Click Next.

The Configure merge screen displays.

13.Read and review the information on the Configure merge screen. If you understand and agree, click Next to confirm the information.

A Summary screen displays.

14.Read the information, and click Finish to close the wizard.

Resolving merge conflicts

You can resolve the following types of switch configuration conflicts:

Domain ID

TOV

Buffer To Buffer Credit

Disable Device Probe

NOTE

This test will be skipped if all primary and secondary fabric switches are found to be Fabric OS 7.0 and later.

Route Priority Per Frame

Sequence Level Switching

Suppress Class F

Long Distance Setting

Data Field Size

VC Priority

Note that not all tests support resolution. If a test supports resolution, the Description column contains the text “Resolvable”.

To resolve merge conflicts, complete the following steps.

1.Select the failed test where the Description column contains the text “Resolvable”.

2.Click Resolve.

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