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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
FICON Port Numbering
Assigning FICON Port Numbers to Slots
Caution When you assign, change, or release a port number, the port reloads.
To assign FICON port numbers to slots using Device Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Click FICON and then select Port Numbers.
You se e t he FICON port numbers (see Figure 36-4).
Figure 36-4 FICON Port Numbers
Step 2
Enter the chassis slot port numbers in the Reserved Port Numbers field.
Step 3 Click Apply.
About Port Numbers for FCIP and PortChannel
FCIP and PortChannels cannot be used in a FICON-enabled VSAN unless they are explicitly bound to
a port number.
See the “Configuring FICON Ports” section on page 36-24 and the “Reserving FICON Port Numbers for
FCIP and PortChannel Interfaces” section on page 36-13.
You can use the default port numbers if they are available (see Table 36-1 on page 36-10) or if you
reserve port numbers from the pool of port numbers that are not reserved for Fibre Channel interfaces
(see the “FICON Port Numbering” section on page 36-8).
Reserving FICON Port Numbers for FCIP and PortChannel Interfaces
You must reserve port numbers for logical interfaces, such as FCIP and PortChannels, if you plan to use
them.
To reserve FICON port numbers for FCIP and PortChannel interfaces using Device Manager, follow
these steps:
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