Getting started with the INRANGE FC/9000 FICON Director
This IBM Redbooks publication discusses how to install, tailor, and configure the INRANGE FC/9000 FICON Director, in conjunction with the FICON topologies supported by zSeries and 9672 Generation 5 and Generation 6 servers. It focuses on the hardware installation as well as the software definitions...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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IBM, International Technical Support Organization
2003.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009755235106719 |
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 FICON Director
- 2.1.1 FICON Director overview
- 2.1.2 Management capabilities
- 2.1.3 Hardware components
- 2.1.4 FICON Director configurations
- 2.2 IN-VSN Enterprise Manager (EM)
- 2.2.1 PC hardware for IN-VSN EM server
- 2.3 FICON cascading activation feature
- 2.4 Control Unit Port (CUP)
- 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 IDs
- 3.6 Zoning
- 3.7 Cables and connectors
- 3.8 FICON channel support for zSeries and 9672 G5/G6 servers
- 3.8.1 FICON channel distances
- 3.8.2 FICON channel to control unit characteristics
- Chapter 4. Setting up the IN-VSN Enterprise Manager environment
- 4.1 Installation and setup
- 4.2 Usage options
- 4.2.1 Fabrics
- 4.2.2 Node and port information
- 4.2.3 Users
- 4.2.4 AuditTrail
- 4.2.5 EventLog
- Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director
- 5.1 Setting up a FICON Director
- 5.2 Activating the High Integrity feature
- 5.3 Enabling the Control Unit Port (CUP)
- 5.4 Building a fabric
- 5.5 Port configuration
- 5.5.1 Defining port names and blocking ports
- 5.6 Port WWN Device Names Configuration
- 5.7 Zoning
- 5.7.1 Creating a zone set
- 5.7.2 Creating a zone and adding zone members
- 5.7.3 Adding zones to a zone set
- 5.7.4 Activating a zone set.
- 5.8 Verifying and backing up the configuration
- Appendix A. Useful procedures
- Setting up a HyperTerminal session
- Altering IP address in FCM module
- Installing EM Server/Client application
- Upgrading Director firmware
- Installing Turbo TFTP software
- 5.8.1 Defining Turbo TFTP program properties
- 5.8.2 Starting Turbo TFTP service
- Appendix B. Chassis and port location
- Chassis location
- Physical port location
- Appendix C. FICON Director configuration worksheet
- Related publications
- IBM Redbooks
- Other resources
- Referenced Web sites
- How to get IBM Redbooks
- IBM Redbooks collections
- Index
- Back cover.
