Building the Custom Chassis

10.Select the type of Fibre Channel interface you are configuring and the quantity in the drop-down menu:

Edge-HF-010 Fibre Channel (1 Gig FC), use this option for FC/SCSI Tape Pipelining (N or NL_port) configurations only.

Edge-HF-020 Fibre Channel Enhanced Performance (2 Gig FC), use this option for E_port or F_port configurations.

If you are configuring a 2x1 or 2x2 implementation, enter a 2 in the quantity field.

11.Click Next.

The Custom Chassis Wizard - Node10 - Choose Applications screen appears.

12.Select the Fibre Channel interface type:

Fibre Channel Interface (E-port) for all E_port extension configurations (FCBB card)

Fibre Channel Switch (F_port) for all F_port (FCSW) application configurations

Fibre Channel Device Extension for all FC/SCSI Tape Pipelining configurations (FCXL2 card)

FICON for all FICON configurations (FCBB card) Note: Valid on Edge 3.1.2 and higher only.

13.Click Next.

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