HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide (53-1000019 - Page 284

18 Cascaded FICON Setup Note It is recommended that you do a configuration backup on all switches before performing the fabric merge. This helps you to revert back the switch configurations later. To merge two fabrics for cascaded FICON 1. Click Tasks > Cascaded FICON Setup > Merge two fabrics for cascaded FICON setup. The Merge wizard shown in Figure 18-6 on page 18-12 displays. At least two of the discovered fabrics must meet the requirement that all switches must be running Fabric OS v5.2.0 or higher; otherwise, an informational dialog displays and the wizard does not launch. Figure 18-6 Merge Two Fabrics for Cascaded FICON 2. Follow the instructions in the wizard to merge two fabrics for cascaded FICON. The wizard is self-explanatory, so the individual steps are not described in this document. If DCC policies are defined on the seed switch, they are activated when Security policies are activated on the seed switch. A message displays, notifying you that the DCC policies will be activated. If you do not want the DCC policies to be activated, click Cancel to exit the wizard. The wizard displays a summary screen upon successful fabric merge. 3. Read the summary screen, and click Cancel to close the wizard. 18-12 Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP