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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
Enabling FICON

Enabling FICON

By default FICON is disabled in all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. When you enable the
FICON feature in Cisco MDS switches, the following apply:
•You cannot disable in-order delivery for the FICON-enabled VSAN.
•You cannot disable fabric binding or static domain ID configurations for the FICON-enabled VSAN.
•The load balancing scheme is changed to Source ID (SID)—Destination ID (DID). You cannot
change it back to SID—DID—OXID.
•The IPL configuration file is automatically created.

Creating FICON VSANs and enabling FICON

When a new FICON VSAN is created, static (insistent) domain IDs, in-order delivery, and fabric binding
must be enabled so the FICON VSAN can operate. When you enable the FICON feature in Cisco MDS
switches, the following apply:
•The IPL configuration file is automatically created.
•You cannot disable in-order delivery, fabric binding, or static (insistent) domain ID configurations.
To create a FICON VSAN in Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 In Fabric Manager, right-click All VSANs in the Logical pane, and click Create VSAN. You see the
Create VSAN dialog box.
Step 2 Select the switches you want to be in the VSAN.
Step 3 Enter a VSAN ID.
Step 4 Enter the name of the VSAN, if desired.
Step 5 Select the type of load balancing, the interop value, and the administrative state for this VSAN.
Step 6 Check the FICON check box.
Note You cannot enable interop modes on FICON-enabled VSANs.
Step 7 To enable fabric binding for the selected switches, check that check box.
Step 8 Click Create to create the new VSAN, or click Close to close the dialog without creating the VSAN.
Step 9 Open Device Manager for each switch in the FICON VSAN.
Step 10 Select VSANs from the FC menu. You see the VSANs dialog box.
Step 11 Enter the VSAN membership information.
Step 12 Click the VSAN you want to become a FICON VSAN and select Add from the FICON drop-down list.
Step 13 Click Apply to save these changes or click Close to exit the dialog box without saving changes.
To create a FICON VSAN in Device Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Choose FC > VSANs. You see the VSANs configuration dialog box.