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FICON Quick Reference Guide for IBM/McDATA Directors

 

Director/Switch Device Type 2032

 

Note: IBM has developed a new machine type for FICON directors, 2027. All directors and switches, regardless of model or manufacture should, however, be configured as 2032 (UNIT=2032).

 

Control Unit Port (CUP)

0xFE

Example: 4 CHPIDs (08,28,26, and 23) are defined for CUP:

CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=0AD0,PATH=((CSS(0),08,28,26,23)),

*

UNITADD=((00,001)),LINK=((CSS

(0),FE,FE,FE,FE)),UNIT=2032

IODEVICE ADDRESS=AD0,UNITADD=00,CUNUMBR=

(0AD0),STADET=Y, *

UNIT=2032

 

Note: When using the CUP port to frequently collect RMF statistics,

it is recommended that the primary path be dedicated for CUP

functions only. Normally, a dedicated path is not used.

 

Switch ID and Switch Address

Switch Address = Domain ID (in hex) + 0x60

Example: Domain ID = 1; Switch Address = 0x61

Supported Range Of Switch Addresses: 0x61 – 0x7F

 

Note: Always define the Switch ID to be the Switch Address. This will avoid confusion when reviewing reports and alert messages.  Logical Port Number Both physical and logical numbers are printed on the back of the directors and can be displayed on the management console.

 

Director/Switch Device Type 3232, 6064, and *6140

Port Number = Physical Port Number In Hex + 4

 

*Note: Port numbers 0x84 through 0x87 are reserved for internal

use only on the 6140 and cannot be used for external connections.

 

Example: CHPIDs 8 and 23 are to access DASD connected to the

switch at ports 9 and 42 (0x09+4 = 0x0D and 0x2A+4 =0x2E)

CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=0B00,PATH=((CSS(0),08,23)),*

UNITADD=((00,256)), *

LINK=((CSS(0),0D,2E)),CUADD=0, *

UNIT=2105

 

Director/Switch Device Type i10K & 4700

There is no offset. Just make sure you are using the hexadecimal

equivalent of the port number.

 		  
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