Cisco MDS-9124 Troubleshooting Guide - Page 327

Chapter 16 Troubleshooting FICON FICON Issues Send documentation comments to [email protected] Swapping Ports To swap ports, except the port numbers, using the CLI, follow these steps: Step 1 Issue the ficon swap portnumber old-port-number new-port-number command in EXEC mode. Note The ficon swap portnumber command might fail if more than one interface on the MDS switch has the same port number as the old-port-number or new-port-number specified in the command. Step 2 Step 3 The specified ports are operationally shut down. Physically swap the front panel port cables between the two ports. Issue the no shutdown command on each port to enable traffic flow. Note If you specify the ficon swap portnumber old-port-number new-port-number after swap noshut command, the ports are automatically initialized. To swap physical Fibre Channel ports, including the port numbers, using the CLI, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Issue the ficon swap interface old-interface new-interface command in EXEC mode. The specified interfaces are operationally shut down. Physically swap the front panel port cables between the two ports. Issue the no shutdown command on each port to enable traffic flow. Note If you specify the ficon swap interface old-interface new-interface after swap noshut command, the ports are automatically initialized. FICON Issues This section describes common FICON issues and includes the following topics: • Cannot Enable FICON, page 16-10 • Switch ISL Isolated, page 16-10 • Fabric Manager or Device Manager Cannot Configure FICON, page 16-10 • Mainframe Cannot Configure FICON, page 16-11 • Cannot Enable FICON Port, page 16-11 • Cannot Configure FCIP or PortChannel for FICON, page 16-12 • FCIP fails for FICON, page 16-12 • FICON Tape Acceleration Not Working, page 16-12 OL-9285-05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x 16-9