Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

Configuring XRC Acceleration
IBM z/OS Global Mirror eXtended Remote Copy (XRC) is supported on the MSM-18+4 modules. For XRC
to function, XRC acceleration must be enabled on the FCIP tunnel interfaces on both ends. XRC acceleration
is disabled by default.
To enable XRC acceleration, follow these steps:
Step 1 switch# config t
switch(config)#
Enters the configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# interface fcip 2
switch(config)#
Specifies an FCIP tunnel interface and enters interface configuration submode.
Step 3 switch(config-if)# ficon-xrc-emulator
switch(config)#
Enables XRC acceleration over the FCIP interface.
Step 4 switch(config-if)# no ficon-xrc-emulator
switch(config)#
Disables (default) XRC acceleration over the FCIP tunnel interface.
XRC acceleration and FICON tape acceleration cannot be enabled on the same FCIP tunnel interface and cannot
exist in the same VSAN.
Note
Moving a FICON VSAN to an Offline State
Issue the ficon vsan vsan-id offline command in EXEC mode to log out all ports in the VSAN that need to
be suspended.
Issue the EXEC-level ficon vsan vsan-id online command in EXEC mode to remove the offline condition
and to allow ports to log on again.
This command can be issued by the host if the host is allowed to do so (see the Allowing the Host to Move
the Switch Offline, on page 265).
Note
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Configuring FICON
Configuring XRC 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