Getting started with the IBM 2109 M12 FICON Director / [Bill White, Wolfgang Fries, Manfred Lindenau].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Bill.

Contributor:

Fries, Wolfgang.

Lindenau, Manfred.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fibre Channel (Standard).

Computer input-output equipment.

Storage area networks (Computer networks).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (116 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, 2003.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This IBM Redbooks publication discusses how to install, tailor, and configure the IBM 2109 M12 FICON Director, in conjunction with the FICON topologies supported by IBM eServer zSeries (800, 900, and 990) and 9672 Generation 5 and Generation 6 servers. We focus on the hardware installation, as well as the software definitions needed to provide connectivity for the supported FICON environments. This book provides planning information and FICON Director setup information. We also include helpful utilities for monitoring and managing the IBM 2109 M12 FICON Director. This document is intended for system engineers, SAN administrators, and system programmers who will plan and install IBM 2109 M12 FICON Directors. A good background in systems planning, hardware and cabling infrastructure planning, and zSeries I/O definitions (HCD or IOCP), as well as Fibre Channel or FICON Directors, is assumed.

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Basic Fibre Channel terminology

1.2 FICON overview

1.2.1 FICON channel architecture

1.2.2 FICON channel support

1.3 FICON channel topology

1.3.1 Switched point-to-point configuration

1.3.2 Cascaded FICON Director configuration

Chapter 2. Technical description

2.1 Introduction to the IBM 2109 M12 FICON Director

2.1.1 Management capabilities

2.2 Hardware components

2.2.1 FICON Director base configuration

2.3 Fabric Manager (FM)

2.3.1 Fabric Manager requirements

2.4 Call Home feature

2.5 Secure Fabric feature

2.6 Control Unit Port (CUP)

2.7 ISL Trunking

2.8 Port swapping

2.9 Extended Fabric Activation

Chapter 3. Pre-installation planning

3.1 Planning considerations

3.2 Physical port layout

3.3 IP addressing and connectivity

3.4 Switch numbering

3.5 Binding and insistent domain ID

3.6 Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking

3.7 Zoning

3.8 Cables and connectors

3.9 FICON channel support for zSeries and 9672 G5/G6 servers

3.9.1 FICON channel distances

3.9.2 FICON channel-to-control unit characteristics

Chapter 4. Setting up and using Fabric Manager

4.1 Installation and setup

4.2 Usage options

4.2.1 Left-side navigation tree

4.2.2 Right-side view area

4.2.3 Menu bar options

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director

5.1 Setting up a FICON Director

5.2 Activating the high-integrity features

5.3 Building a cascaded FICON fabric

5.4 Merging fabrics with secure mode enabled

5.5 Setting up switch binding

5.6 Port configuration

5.6.1 Assigning port names

5.6.2 Configuring ports

5.6.3 Configuring ports for extended distances

5.7 Zoning.

5.7.1 Creating an alias

5.7.2 Creating a zone

5.7.3 Defining a zone configuration

5.7.4 Enabling a zone configuration

5.8 Backing up the configuration

Appendix A. Useful procedures

Setting up a HyperTerminal session

Altering the predefined IP addresses

Installing Fabric Manager server and client applications

Downloading firmware

Swapping ports

Configuring the Call Home feature

Appendix B. Port location and addressing

IBM 2109 M12 port numbering

Appendix C. FICON Director configuration worksheet

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Other publications

Online resources

How to get IBM Redbooks

Help from IBM

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"October 2003."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

137342114