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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x
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Chapter 16 Troubleshooting FICON
FICON Issues
Cannot Enable FICON
Symptom Cannot enable FICON.
Switch ISL Isolated
Symptom Switch ISL is isolated.
Fabric Manager or Device Manager Cannot Configure FICON
Symptom Fabric Manager or Device Manager cannot configure FICON.
Table 16-2 Cannot Enable FICON
Symptom Possible Cause Solution
Cannot enable
FICON.
No MAINFRAME_PKG license is
installed, and the grace period has
ended.
Install the MAINFRAME_PKG license to use FICON
features. Refer to the Licensing information at one of the
following URLs:
• For Fabric Manager:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/produc
ts_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080662c89.ht
ml
• For CLI:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/produc
ts_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080664c67.ht
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Table 16-3 Switch ISL Isolated
Symptom Possible Cause Solution
Switch ISL is
isolated.
Switch WWN is not configured in the
fabric binding database.
Add the sWWN to the fabric binding database for all
switches in the FICON fabric. Choose Fabricxx > VSANyy
> Fabric Binding in Fabric Manager, select the Config
Database tab, and click Create Row.
Alternatively, use the fabric-binding database vsan CLI
command to add a switch to the fabric binding database.
Table 16-4 Fabric Manager or Device Manager Cannot Configure FICON
Symptom Possible Cause Solution
Fabric Manager or
Device Manager
cannot configure
FICON.
Switch is configured to disallow SNMP
control over FICON.
Use the snmp port control CLI command in FICON
submode to enable SNMP control for FICON.