Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

CHAPTER 11
Configuring FICON
Fibre Connection (FICON) interface capabilities enhance the Cisco MDS 9000 Family by supporting both
open systems and mainframe storage network environments. The control unit port (CUP) also is supported
which allows in-band management of the switch from FICON processors.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• About FICON, on page 245
• FICON Port Numbering, on page 251
• Configuring FICON, on page 259
• Configuring FICON Ports, on page 269
• FICON Configuration Files, on page 279
• Port Swapping , on page 282
• FICON Tape Acceleration, on page 284
• Configuring XRC Acceleration, on page 288
• Moving a FICON VSAN to an Offline State, on page 288
• CUP In-Band Management, on page 289
• Displaying FICON Information, on page 290
• Default Settings, on page 298
About FICON
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family supports the Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP), FICON, iSCSI, and FCIP capabilities
within a single, high-availability platform (see Figure 54: Shared System Storage Network, on page 246).
The FICON feature is not supported on:
• Cisco MDS 9120 switches
• Cisco MDS 9124 switches
• Cisco MDS 9140 switches
• The 32-port Fibre Channel switching module
• Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
• Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeSystem
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Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Ports	Varies by model
Protocols	Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), iSCSI
Redundancy	Redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans
Management	Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), CLI, SNMP
Virtualization Support	VSANs (Virtual SANs)
Security Features	Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
Hot Swappable Components	power supplies, fans
Power Supply Options	AC and DC options available