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Chapter 36 Configuring FICON Configuring FICON Send documentation comments to [email protected] Configuring FICON By default FICON is disabled in all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. You can enable FICON on a per VSAN basis by using the Device Manager. This section includes the following topics: • About Enabling FICON on a VSAN, page 36-15 • Setting Up a Basic FICON Configuration, page 36-16 • Manually Enabling FICON on a VSAN, page 36-18 • Deleting FICON VSANs, page 36-18 • Suspending a FICON VSAN, page 36-19 • Configuring the code-page Option, page 36-19 • Assigning FC ID Last Byte, page 36-20 • Allowing the Host to Move the Switch Offline, page 36-21 • Allowing the Host to Change FICON Port Parameters, page 36-22 • Allowing the Host to Control the Timestamp, page 36-22 • Configuring SNMP Control of FICON Parameters, page 36-22 • FICON Information Refresh Note, page 36-23 • About FICON Device Allegiance, page 36-23 • Automatically Saving the Running Configuration, page 36-23 About Enabling FICON on a VSAN By default FICON is disabled in all VSANs on the switch. You can enable FICON on a per VSAN basis in one of the following ways: • Manually addressing each prerequisite. See the "About FICON" section on page 36-1. • Use Device Manager. When you enable the FICON feature in Cisco MDS switches, the following apply: • You cannot disable in-order delivery for the FICON-enabled VSAN. • You cannot disable fabric binding or static domain ID configurations for the FICON-enabled VSAN. • The load balancing scheme is changed to Source ID (SID)-Destination ID (DID). You cannot change it back to SID-DID-OXID. • The IPL configuration file is automatically created. See the "About FICON Configuration Files" section on page 36-29. OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide 36-15