Configuring Ficon; About Ficon - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring FICON

Fibre Connection (FICON) interface capabilities enhance the Cisco MDS 9000 Family by supporting both
open systems and mainframe storage network environments. The control unit port (CUP) also is supported
which allows in-band management of the switch from FICON processors.
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About FICON

The Cisco MDS 9000 Family supports the Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP), FICON, iSCSI, and FCIP capabilities
within a single, high-availability platform (see
The FICON feature is not supported on:
• Cisco MDS 9120 switches
• Cisco MDS 9124 switches
• Cisco MDS 9140 switches
• The 32-port Fibre Channel switching module
• Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
• Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeSystem
About FICON, on page 245
FICON Port Numbering, on page 251
Configuring FICON, on page 259
Configuring FICON Ports, on page 269
FICON Configuration Files, on page 279
Port Swapping , on page 282
FICON Tape Acceleration, on page 284
Configuring XRC Acceleration, on page 288
Moving a FICON VSAN to an Offline State, on page 288
CUP In-Band Management, on page 289
Displaying FICON Information, on page 290
Default Settings, on page 298
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Figure 54: Shared System Storage Network, on page
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