Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

CUP In-Band Management
The CUP protocol configures access control and provides unified storage management capabilities from a
mainframe computer. Cisco MDS 9000 FICON-enabled switches are fully IBM CUP standard compliant for
in-band management using the IBM S/A OS/390 I/O operations console.
The CUP specification is proprietary to IBM.
Note
CUP is supported by switches and directors in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. The CUP function allows the
mainframe to manage the Cisco MDS switches.
Host communication includes control functions such as blocking and unblocking ports, as well as monitoring
and error reporting functions.
This section includes the following topics:
Placing CUPs in a Zone
To place the CUP in a zone, follow these steps:
Step 1 Set the default zone to permit for the required VSAN.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# zone default-zone permit vsan 20
Step 2 Issue the show fcns database command for the required VSAN and obtain the required FICON CUP WWN.
switch# show fcns database vsan 20
VSAN 20:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
FCID TYPE PWWN (VENDOR) FC4-TYPE:FEATURE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
0x0d0d00 N 50:06:04:88:00:1d:60:83 (EMC) FICON:CU
0x0dfe00 N 25:00:00:0c:ce:5c:5e:c2
(Cisco) FICON:CUP
0x200400 N 50:05:07:63:00:c2:82:d3 (IBM) scsi-fcp FICON:CU f..
0x200800 N 50:05:07:64:01:40:15:0f (IBM) FICON:CH
0x20fe00 N 20:00:00:0c:30:ac:9e:82 (Cisco) FICON:CUP
Total number of entries = 5
If more than one FICON:CUP WWN exists in this fabric, be sure to add all the FICON:CUP WWN PWWNs
to the required zone. The previous sample output displays multiple FICON:CUP occurrences to indicate a
cascade configuration.
Note
Step 3 Add the identified FICON:CUP WWN to the zone database.
switch(config)# zone name Zone1 vsan 20
switch(config-zone)# member pwwn 25:00:00:0c:ce:5c:5e:c2
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Configuring FICON
CUP In-Band Management

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