Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

Edits the content of the configuration file named IplFile1 by blocking a range of port addresses and retaining them in the
operationally down state.
Step 8 switch(config-ficon-file-portaddr)# name P3
Edits the content of the configuration file named IplFile1 by assigning the name P3 to port address 3. If the name did not
exist, it is created. If it existed, it is overwritten.
Displaying FICON Configuration Files
Use the show ficon vsan vsan-id file all command to display the contents of all FICON configuration files.
switch# show ficon vsan 2 file all
File IPL is locked
FICON configuration file IPLFILEA in vsan 2
Description:
Port address 0(0)
Port name is
Port is not blocked
Prohibited port addresses are 250-253,255(0xfa-0xfd,0xff)
Port address 1(0x1)
Port name is
Port is not blocked
Prohibited port addresses are 250-253,255(0xfa-0xfd,0xff)
Port address 2(0x2)
Port name is
Port is not blocked
Prohibited port addresses are 250-253,255(0xfa-0xfd,0xff)
Port address 3(0x3)
Port name is P3
Port is blocked
Prohibited port addresses are 5,250-253,255(0x5,0xfa-0xfd,0xff)
..
Use the show ficon vsan vsan-id file name command to display the contents of a specific FICON configuration
file.
switch# show ficon vsan 2 file name IPLfilea
FICON configuration file IPLFILEA in vsan 2
Description:
Port address 0(0)
Port name is
Port is not blocked
Prohibited port addresses are 250-253,255(0xfa-0xfd,0xff)
Port address 1(0x1)
Port name is
Port is not blocked
Prohibited port addresses are 250-253,255(0xfa-0xfd,0xff)
Port address 2(0x2)
Port name is
Port is not blocked
Prohibited port addresses are 250-253,255(0xfa-0xfd,0xff)
Port address 3(0x3)
Port name is P3
Port is blocked
Prohibited port addresses are 5,250-253,255(0x5,0xfa-0xfd,0xff)
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Configuring FICON
Displaying FICON Configuration Files

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