Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# interface Port-channel 1
switch(config-if)#
Enters the PortChannel interface configuration mode.
Step 3 switch(config-if)# ficon portnumber 234
Assigns the FICON port number to the selected PortChannel port.
Binding Port Numbers to FCIP Interfaces
You can bind (or associate) an FCIP interface with a FICON port number to bring up that interface.
To bind an FCIP interface with a FICON port number, follow these steps:
Step 1 switch# config t
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch1(config)# interface fcip 51
switch1(config-if)#
Creates an FCIP interface (51).
Step 3 switch(config-if)# ficon portnumber 208
Assigns the FICON port number to the selected FCIP interface.
Configuring Port Blocking
If you block a port, the port is retained in the operationally down state. If you unblock a port, a port initialization
is attempted. When a port is blocked, data and control traffic are not allowed on that port.
Physical Fibre Channel port blocks will continue to transmit an Off-line state (OLS) primitive sequence on a
blocked port.
The zoning devices within a FICON VSAN can conflict with currently prohibited FICON ports and should
not be used. IBM does not recommend using zoning and port prohibition within the same VSAN.
Note
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
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Configuring FICON
Binding Port Numbers to FCIP Interfaces

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