McDATA 3000 manual Configuring Ficon Extension

Configuring a 1x1 Ethernet Wide Area Network

The following actions may be taken using the wizard.

•Select Settings

•Select FICON Interfaces

•Configure FICON Interface Parameters

•Select FICON Tape Write Pipelining Interfaces

•Configure FICON tape write pipelining parameters

•Select FICON Tape Read Pipelining Interfaces

•Configure FICON Tape Read Pipelining Parameters

•Select USD-X PPC Adapters

•Configure USD-X PPC Adapters

•Select Edge Nodes

•Configure Edge node Parameters

Select Settings Use this dialog to select the FICON settings that you want to change. If a specific interface type or node type is not present in the network, its selection will be disabled. If there are no nodes that support FICON Tape Write Pipelining, its selection will be disabled. If there are no FICON interfaces present in the network you cannot run the FICON Global Settings Wizard.

The selections you make in this dialog will determine which subsequent FICON Global Settings Wizard dialogs are displayed. For instance, if you check the FICON Tape Write Pipelining Parameters box, you will later be presented with a dialog that allows you to select the FICON interfaces to modify the Tape Write Pipelining Parameters, and a second dialog that allows you to configure the desired values for the FICON interfaces you selected.

•FICON Interface Parameters - Check this box if you wish to view or change the interface parameters on FICON interfaces.

•FICON Tape Write Pipelining Parameters- Check this box if you wish to change the Tape Write Pipelining Parameters on FICON interfaces. If there are no nodes that support FICON Tape Write Pipelining, this selection will be disabled.

•FICON Tape Read Pipelining Parameters - Check this box if you wish to change the Tape Read Pipelining Parameters on FICON interfaces. If there are no nodes that support FICON Tape Read Pipelining, this selection will be disabled.

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