HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 241

Chapter Administering FICON CUP Fabrics 18 In this chapter This chapter contains the following sections: • Enabling port-based routing on the Brocade 4100, 5000, and 48000 220 • Enabling or disabling FMS mode 221 • Configuring FMS parameters 222 • Displaying code page information 223 • Displaying the control device state 223 • Configuring CUP port connectivity 224 About FICON CUP fabrics Control Unit Port (CUP) is a protocol for managing FICON directors. Host-based management programs manage the switches using CUP protocol by sending commands to the emulated control device implemented by Fabric OS. A Brocade switch or director that supports CUP (Brocade 3900, 24000, or 48000) can be controlled by one or more host-based management programs or director consoles, such as Brocade Web Tools or Brocade Fabric Manager. (Refer to the Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide for information about Fabric Manager.) The director allows control to be shared between host-based management programs and director consoles. To use FICON CUP, you must: • Install a FICON CUP license on a FICON director. • Enable FMS mode on the FICON director. • Configure CUP attributes (FMS parameters) for the FICON director. You can use Web Tools for all of these tasks. You can also use Web Tools to manage FICON directors (when FMS mode is enabled on those directors) to: • Display the control device state • Display a code page • Manage port connectivity configuration You do not need to install the FICON CUP license to perform FICON CUP management; you must install the FICON CUP license, however, if your switch is to enforce traffic between the FICON director and the host-based management program. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 219 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01