HP Cisco MDS 9120 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference Guide - Release 4.x - Page 603

Chapter 10 H Commands host Send documentation comments to [email protected] host Use the host command to configure the switch offline state, the mainframe access control parameters, and the mainframe time stamp parameters. To disable the configuration or to revert to factory defaults, use the no form of the command. host {control [switch offline] | port control | set-timestamp} no host {control [switch offline] | port control | set-timestamp} Syntax Description control switch offline port control set-timestamp Allows the host control of FICON. Allows the host to move the switch to an offline state and shut down the ports (default). Enables the host to configure FICON parameters. Allows the host to set the director clock Defaults Host offline control enabled. Command Modes FICON configuration mode. Command History Release 1.3(1) Modification This command was introduced. Usage Guidelines By default, the clock in each VSAN is the same as the switch hardware clock. Mainframe users are allowed to change the VSAN-clock. Examples The following example prohibits mainframe users from moving the switch to an offline state: switch# config terminal switch(config)# ficon vsan 2 switch(config-ficon)# no host control switch offline The following example allows the host to move the switch to an offline state and shut down the ports: switch(config-ficon)# host control switch offline The following example prohibits mainframe users to configure FICON parameters in the Cisco MDS switch (default): switch(config-ficon)# no host port control The following example allows mainframe users to configure FICON parameters in the Cisco MDS switch: switch(config-ficon)# host port control OL-18089-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference 10-3