Enabling FICON on a VSAN

To create a FICON-enabled VSAN using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Create VSAN icon .

You see the Create VSAN dialog box.

  1. Select the switches you want to be in the VSAN.
  2. Enter a VSAN ID.
  3. Enter the name of the VSAN, if desired.
  4. Select the type of load balancing, the interop value, and the administrative state for this VSAN.
  5. Check the FICON check box.
  6. Note     You cannot enable interop modes on FICON-enabled VSANs.

  7. Check the option, if appropriate, to enable fabric binding for the selected switches.
  8. Check the All Ports Prohibited option if all ports in this VSAN are prohibited.
  9. Click Create to create the VSAN.
  10. Choose Tools > Device Manager to open Device Manager for each switch in the FICON VSAN.
  11. Choose FC > VSANs.
  12. Enter the VSAN membership information.
  13. Click the VSAN you want to become a FICON VSAN and select Add from the FICON drop-down menu.
  14. Click Apply to save these changes.


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