Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

Figure 61: Host Accessing Peer-to-Peer VTS (Virtual Tape Server)
For information about FCIP tape acceleration, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services
Configuration Guide .
Note
Configuring FICON Tape Acceleration
FICON tape acceleration has the following configuration considerations:
• In addition to the normal FICON configuration, FICON tape acceleration must be enabled on both ends
of the FCIP interface. If only one end has FICON tape acceleration enabled, acceleration does not occur.
• FICON tape acceleration is enabled on a per VSAN basis.
• FICON tape acceleration cannot function if multiple ISLs are present in the same VSAN (PortChannels
or FSPF load balanced).
• You can enable both Fibre Channel write acceleration and FICON tape acceleration on the same FCIP
interface.
• Enabling or disabling FICON tape acceleration disrupts traffic on the FCIP interface.
To configure FICON tape acceleration, follow these steps:
Step 1 switch# config t
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# interface fcip 2
switch(config-if)#
Specifies an FCIP interface and enters interface configuration submode.
Step 3 switch(config-if)# ficon-tape-accelerator vsan 100
This configuration change will disrupt all traffic on the FCIP interface in all
VSANs. Do you wish to continue? [no] y
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Configuring FICON
Configuring FICON Tape Acceleration

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