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ibm.com/redbooksFront coverGetting Started withthe McDATA IntrepidFICON DirectorBill WhiteWolfgang FriesManfred LindenauProduct, planning, and impleme

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90 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Directorinterconnection 13Interop Mode 52Inter-Switch Link (ISL) 22IP address 23, 36IPI 5

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. 1Chapter 1. IntroductionMcDATA Intrepid FICON Directors are a product of a reseller agreement between

2 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director1.1 Basic Fibre Channel terminologyThis section discusses some general terms used in the Fi

Chapter 1. Introduction 3Figure 1-1 Fibre Channel LinkAn FC link (port-to-port connection) can be:򐂰 Node-to-node (N_Port-to-N_Port)򐂰 Node-to-switch

4 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFigure 1-2 Example of World-Wide Names1.2 FICON overviewThere are a number of characteris

Chapter 1. Introduction 5Describes the signaling protocol of the high-performance serial link for support of higher-level protocols associated with H

6 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director򐂰 A FICON channel in Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) mode can access FCP devices in one of two

Chapter 1. Introduction 7Channels and control unit links can be attached to the Fibre Channel switch in any combination, depending on configuration r

8 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director1.3.2 Cascaded FICON Director configurationIn a cascaded FICON Director connection, at leas

Chapter 1. Introduction 9The communication path between a channel and a control unit is composed of two different parts, the physical channel path an

10 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorThis support will not allow a switch address to be automatically changed when a duplicate s

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. 11Chapter 2. Technical descriptionThis chapter provides a technical description for the McDATA Intrep

12 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director2.1 Introduction to the FICON DirectorThis section provides an overview of the McDATA Intr

Chapter 2. Technical description 13InterconnectionWith firmware version 4.1.0 (Build 12) and above, the McDATA Intrepid FICON Directors support High-

14 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFigure 2-1 Example of EFC Manager Hardware view of an Intrepid 6064 Director2.1.3 EFC Se

Chapter 2. Technical description 15An EFC Server failure does not affect port connections or functions of an operational Director. The only operating

16 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorThe backup CTP card takes over operation if the active card fails. Failover from a faulty c

Chapter 2. Technical description 17Fan ModuleTwo Fan Modules, each containing three fans, provide cooling for the Director FRUs, as well as redundanc

18 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFigure 2-2 McDATA Intrepid FICON Director modelsThe Directors come standard with all high

Chapter 2. Technical description 19During channel initialization (if connected to a cascaded environment) the high integrity feature will be checked

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. 21Chapter 3. Pre-installation planningThis chapter provides information and recommendations for plann

22 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director3.1 Planning recommendationsThe following items should be considered during the installati

Chapter 3. Pre-installation planning 233.2 Physical port layoutBefore installing the FICON Director, consider where to connect your FICON channels f

24 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFigure 3-1 Recommended network connectionsIn this configuration, the EFC Sever has two Et

Chapter 3. Pre-installation planning 253.4 Switch numberingEach FICON Director in a fabric must have a unique switch address (Domain ID) and a uniqu

26 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorWhile the Switch ID in the CHPID statement is a logical switch number and defines the entry

Chapter 3. Pre-installation planning 27Figure 3-5 Sample IOCP coding for cascaded FICON Directors configurationDuring installation of the FICON Dir

28 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorInter-Switch Links (ISLs) defined to HCDIf HCD is used to build the IOCDS, we suggest the p

Chapter 3. Pre-installation planning 29Attaching an unauthorized N_Port to the FICON Director puts the F_Port into an “Invalid Attachment” state, and

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30 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFigure 3-8 shows a cascaded FICON Director environment with high integrity. The FICON Direc

Chapter 3. Pre-installation planning 31Figure 3-9 Configuration example of zoningIn this example, we have several LPARs with paths to different CUs

32 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorThe required distance between the FICON channel and the FICON CU has to be considered. Refe

Chapter 3. Pre-installation planning 33Check with your local service representative to ensure your zSeries or 9672 G5/G6 server has the required code

34 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFor all FICON features using repeaters, the end-to-end distance between the FICON channel a

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. 35Chapter 4. Setting up the EFC Server environmentThis chapter describes how to set up the Enterprise

36 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director4.1 Installation and setupThe first steps to install the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director ar

Chapter 4. Setting up the EFC Server environment 37Connect the CTP, and the EFC Server to the Ethernet hub (known as the service LAN), using UTP cabl

38 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorDouble-click the Director icon for the Director you just added in the EFC Manager window. A

Chapter 4. Setting up the EFC Server environment 39򐂰Hardware (default)򐂰 Port List򐂰 Node List򐂰 Performance򐂰 FRU ListFigure 4-5 shows a sample display

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. iiiContentsNotices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director4.2.2 FabricsThe Fabrics view displays information about your fabrics, and the Directors a

Chapter 4. Setting up the EFC Server environment 41The area to the left is known as the Fabric Tree, and the area to the right is displayed as either

42 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorAudit logThe Audit log shows a history of all user activities performed through the EFC Man

Chapter 4. Setting up the EFC Server environment 43Figure 4-11 Event log exampleLink incident logThe link incident log displays the most recent lin

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. 45Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON DirectorThis chapter provides information about how to configure t

46 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director5.1 Setting up a FICON DirectorAfter installing the FICON Director and establishing connec

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director 47Figure 5-2 Hardware view of the selected Director2. Click the Configure tab -> Operating Parameters

48 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director3. On the Configure Switch Parameters menu perform the following settings:– Define preferre

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director 49The following steps describe how to activate the SANtegrity feature:1. Double-click the Director to activ

iv Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director5.2 Activating the High Integrity feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFigure 5-6 Feature Key entryThe installed SANtegrity feature allows E_Port functionality

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director 51Figure 5-7 List of enabled featuresTo enable the FICON Management Server feature, do the following:1. S

52 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director– If Active=Saved is enabled (check mark), the IPL and the active address configuration are

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director 53Figure 5-9 Verify settings of FICON DirectorsWe used the default values for our configuration. However,

54 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFigure 5-10 Enterprise Fabric Mode7. Click Start. This enables all listed features as sho

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director 55When Enterprise Fabric Mode is activated, a fabric membership list is automatically created containing th

56 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFigure 5-13 Established fabric with ISL link5.4.1 Switch BindingIf additional security i

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director 57Figure 5-14 Switch Binding selectionFigure 5-15 shows a membership list for Switch Binding. You can add

58 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFigure 5-15 Add device to Switch Binding membership listThe last step is to activate the

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director 59Figure 5-16 Node List WWN display3. Right-click the port and select Define Nickname... from the menu. I

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. vNoticesThis information was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A. IBM may not of

60 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director1. From the Hardware view of the Director, click Configure - Addresses - Active... (see Fig

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director 615.5.3 Configuring a port This section describes how to configure port options such as, long distance buf

62 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director5.6.1 Creating a zone1. From the Fabrics view (as shown in Figure 5-22 on page 62), do the

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director 63On the New Zone window shown in Figure 5-24 do the following to add new members to the zone:Type in a nam

64 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director64 zone sets can be defined in the zoning library and each zone set can group up to 1024 zo

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director 65Figure 5-26 Zonesets in zoning libraryTo verify that zones and zone members are correctly added to the

66 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorIf you want to disable the default zone feature, select Configure - Advanced Zoning - Confi

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director 676. On the next screen the name of the fabric and a list of the affected Directors is displayed. Ensure yo

68 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director5.7 Verifying and backing up the configurationYou should have finished the following insta

Chapter 5. Configuring the FICON Director 69Figure 5-31 Zone Set export file display (xml format)Export and print the Configuration report for each

vi Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorTrademarksThe following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corpora

70 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorPrint this file and compare the configuration parameter for the fabric, Directors and ports

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. 71Appendix A. Useful proceduresThis appendix provides procedures needed to supplement configuration t

72 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorSetting up a HyperTerminal sessionFor some special functions in the McDATA Intrepid FICON D

Appendix A. Useful procedures 733. Select COM1 and click OK. Ensure the null modem cable is connected to this port. The Port Settings window is displ

74 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFigure A-4 HyperTerminal sessionAltering an IP address in a CTP cardThere are no restrict

Appendix A. Useful procedures 75Installing EFC Manager server softwareThis section describes how to install the EFC Manager server application on a w

76 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorInstalling EFC Management client softwareTo install the EFC Management client application o

Appendix A. Useful procedures 77Figure A-8 New firmware versionThe New Firmware Version dialog box appears.3. Select the appropriate file from its

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. 79Appendix B. Port location and mappingThis appendix provides information about the physical layout o

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. viiPrefaceThis IBM Redbook discusses how to install, tailor, and configure the McDATA Intrepid FICON

80 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorIntrepid port numbering For the Intrepid (6064 and 6140) FICON Directors, the physical port

Appendix B. Port location and mapping 81Figure B-2 Port mapping for the Intrepid FICON DirectorIntrepid 6140 port address mappingFigure B-3 on page

82 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFigure B-3 Port Mapping for the Intrepid 6140 FICON DirectorThe remaining 12 ports in the

Appendix B. Port location and mapping 83Figure B-4 Intrepid 6140 rear port mapping93 8F 143928E 142918D 141908C 1408C88 1368D89 1378E8A

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. 85Appendix C. FICON Director configuration worksheetThis appendix contains a worksheet, which aids in

86 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON DirectorFICON Director Configuration WorksheetHCD defined Switch ID _____ (Switch ID)FICON

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. 87Related publicationsThe publications listed in this section are considered particularly suitable fo

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. 89IndexAarbitrated loop 6architecturewebsite 5Audit log 42auto-negotiate 3BBackplane 17BB_