Using the FCIP Wizard

Note     In Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.0 and later, there is an additional login prompt to log into a switch that is not a part of your existing fabric.

To create and manage FCIP links with Fabric Manager, use the FCIP Wizard. First verify that the IP services module is inserted in the required Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches and that the Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on these switches are connected and the connectivity verified. The steps in creating FCIP links using the FCIP Wizard are:

To create FCIP links using the FCIP Wizard, follow these steps:

  1. Open the FCIP Wizard by clicking its icon in the Fabric Manager toolbar.
  2. Choose the switches that act as endpoints for the FCIP link and click Next.
  3. Choose the Gigabit Ethernet ports on each switch that will form the FCIP link.
  4. If both Gigabit Ethernet ports are part of MPS-14/2 modules, you can check the Enforce IPSEC Security check box and set the IKE Auth Key.
  5. Check the Use Large MTU Size (Jumbo Frames) option to use jumbo size frames of 2300. Since Fibre Channel frames are 2112, it is recommended that you use this option. If you uncheck the box, the FCIP Wizard does not set the MTU size and the default value of 1500 is set.

    Note     In Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS, Release 3.0(3), by default the Use Large MTU Size (Jumbo Frames) option is not selected.

  6. Click Next.
  7. Set the minimum and maximum bandwidth settings and round-trip time for the TCP connections on this FCIP link., You can measure the round-trip time between the Gigabit Ethernet endpoints by clicking the Measure button.
  8. Check the Enable Write Acceleration check box to enable FCIP write acceleration on this FCIP link.
  9. Check the Enable Optimum Compression check box to enable IP compression on this FCIP link.
  10. Click Next to configure the FCIP tunnel parameters.
  11. Set the FICON Port Address if FICON is required on this FCIP link. Click the ... button to show the first available FICON port.
  12. Set the Port VSAN and click the Trunk Mode radio button for this FCIP link.,
  13. Click Finish to create this FCIP link or click Cancel to exit the FCIP Wizard without creating an FCIP link.


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