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Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual 711
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Cascaded FICON fabric
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FIGURE 261 Configure Cascaded FICON Fabric /Switch dialog box
2. Use the Fabric list to select the fabric you want to configure.
NOTE
(Fabric OS switches only) All switches in a fabric must be running Fabric OS version 5.3 or later.
If a Fabric OS version earlier than version 5.3 is present in the topology, the fabric is not listed.
3. Select the FMS Mode check box to manage the fabric by a host-based management program
using FICON CUP protocol.
If you select FMS Mode, each switch is checked for a CUP license. Any switches that do not
have a CUP license are listed, with a reminder that a CUP license is necessary to communicate
with the FICON Management Server.
4. Select the DLS check box to enable Dynamic Load Sharing (DLS) or Lossless DLS only on
switches that support lossless DLS. For more information, refer to “Enabling DLS” on
page 712. You must enable DLS to select routing policies.
5. Select one of the following options to enable port-based, exchange-based, or device-based
routing on switches:
• Port-Based, enables port-based routing on 4 Gbps platform switches.
• Exchange-Based, enables exchange-based routing for the fabric if all switches are 8 Gbps
or greater platforms running Fabric OS 6.4 or later. If these requirements are not met, an
error message displays.
• Device-Based, enables device-based routing for the fabric if all switches in the fabric are 8
Gbps or greater platforms running Fabric OS 7.1 or later. If these requirements are not
met, an error message displays.