Getting started with the IBM 2109 M12 FICON Director

Getting started with the IBM 2109 M12 FICON Director

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: White, Bill (-)
Autor Corporativo: International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization (-)
Otros Autores: Fries, Wolfgang, Lindenau, Manfred
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [S.l.] : IBM, International Technical Support Organization 2003.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:IBM redbooks.
Materias:
Fibre Channel (Standard)
Computer input-output equipment.
Storage area networks (Computer networks)
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front cover
  • Contents
  • Notices
  • Trademarks
  • Preface
  • The team that wrote this redbook
  • Become a published author
  • Comments welcome
  • 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.

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