McDATA 3000 manual Configuring Ficon Extension

FICON Global Settings

Wizard - Select Edge

Nodes

Configure Edge Node Parameters

Select USD-X PPC Adapters

Configuring a 1x1 Ethernet Wide Area Network

Use this dialog to select the FICON interfaces in Edge nodes for which you would like to change the values. This dialog displays all FICON interfaces in Edge nodes in the network. This dialog also displays the current configuration information for the FICON interfaces in Edge nodes.

Select All - Click Select All to select all FICON interfaces in Edge nodes.

Deselect All - Click Deselect All to deselect all checked FICON interfaces in Edge nodes.

Back - Click Back to return to the previous dialog.

Next - Click Next to proceed to the next dialog.

Cancel - Click Cancel to exit the FICON Global Settings Wizard.

Help - Click Help, or press F1, to view the help information for this dialog.

Use this dialog to select and enter the values for the Edge nodes you selected in the previous dialog.

•Set - Check the Set box to enter value for the parameter displayed to the right. The value in the corresponding field is only used if the Set box is checked.

•Transport Window Size - In this field, enter the Transport Window Size for the selected FICON interfaces in Edge nodes. The Transport Window Size determines the number of buffers that can be outstanding in the network for each transport connection associated with the selected FICON interface.

•Back - Click Back to return to the previous dialog.

•Next - Click Next to proceed to the next dialog.

•Cancel - Click Cancel to exit the FICON Global Settings Wizard.

•Help - Click Help, or press F1, to see information about this dialog.

Use this dialog to select the USD-X PPC adapters for the FICON interfaces for which you would like to change the values. This dialog displays all USD-X PPC adapters on which FICON interfaces are configured for the network. Additionally, this dialog displays the current configuration information for the USD-X PPC adapters.

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