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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
Chapter 22 FICON Configuration
About FICON
Table 22-1 lists the port number assignment for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of switches and directors.

FICON Port Numbering Guidelines

The following guidelines apply to FICON port numbers:
•Supervisor modules do not have port number assignments.
•Port numbers are VSAN independent and do not change based on VSANs or TE ports.
•Each PortChannel must be explicitly associated with a FICON port number.
•When the port number for a physical PortChannel becomes uninstalled, the relevant PortChannel
configuration is applied to the physical port.
•Each FCIP tunnel must be explicitly associated with a FICON port number. If the port numbers are
not assigned for PortChannels or for FCIP tunnels, the associated ports will not come up.
Table 22-1 FICON Port Numbering in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Product
Slot
Number
Implemented Port Allocation Unimplemented
Ports NotesTo Ports To PortChannel/FCIP
Cisco MDS
9200 Series
Slot 1 0 through 31 64 through 89 90 through 253
and port 255
Similar to a switching module.
Slot 2 32 through 63 The first 16 port numbers in a
16-port module are used and
the rest remain unused.
Cisco MDS
9506 Director
Slot 1 0 through 31 128 through 153 154 through 253
and port 255
Slot 2 32 through 63
Slot 3 64 through 95
Slot 4 96 through 127
Slot 5 None Supervisor modules are not
allocated port numbers.
Slot 6 None
Cisco MDS
9509 Director
Slot 1 0 through 31 224 through 249 250 through 253
and port 255
The first 16 port numbers in a
16-port module are used and
the rest remain unused.
Slot 2 32 through 63
Slot 3 64 through 95
Slot 4 96 through 127
Slot 5 None Supervisor modules are not
allocated port numbers.
Slot 6 None
Slot 7 128 through 159 The first 16 port numbers in a
16-port module are used and
the rest remain unused.
Slot 8 160 through 191
Slot 9 192 through 223