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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 36 Configuring FICON
About FICON
• You need the MAINFRAME_PKG license to configure FICON parameters. To extendyour FICON
configuration over a WAN link using FCIP, you need the appropriate SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP
license for the module you are using. For more information, see Chapter 10, “Obtaining and
Installing Licenses”.
MDS-Specific FICON Advantages
This section explains the additional FICON advantages in Cisco MDS switches and includes the
following topics:
• Fabric Optimization with VSANs, page 36-3
• FCIP Support, page 36-5
• PortChannel Support, page 36-5
• VSANs for FICON and FCP Mixing, page 36-5
• Cisco MDS-Supported FICON Features, page 36-5
Fabric Optimization with VSANs
Generally, separate physical fabrics have a high level of switch management and have a higher
implementation cost. Further, the ports in each island may be over-provisioned depending on the fabric
configuration.
By using the Cisco MDS-specific VSAN technology, you can introduce greater efficiency between these
physical fabrics by lowering the cost of over-provisioning and reducing the number of switches to be
managed. VSANs also help you to move unused ports nondisruptively and provide a common redundant
physical infrastructure (see Figure 36-2).
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