Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 8 F Commands
ficon enable
ficon enable
To enable the FICON feature on a switch, use the ficon enable command in configuration mode. To
disable the feature or to revert to factory defaults, use the no form of the command.
ficon enable
no ficon enable
Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines The effects of enabling the FICON feature in a Cisco MDS switch are as follows:
• You cannot disable in-order delivery for the FICON-enabled VSAN.
• You cannot disable fabric binding or static domain ID configurations for the FICON-enabled VSAN.
• The load balancing scheme is changed to Source ID (SID)—Destination ID (DID). You cannot
change it back to SID—DID—OXID.
• The IPL configuration file is automatically created.
When FICON is enabled on a VSAN, it is implicitly enabled everywhere. However, when FICON is
disabled on a VSAN, it remains globally enabled. You must explicitly disable FICON to disable it
throughout the fabric.
Note This command is not supported on the Cisco MDS 9124 switch, the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class
BladeSystem, and the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter.
Examples The following example enables FICON on the switch.
switch(config)# ficon enable
The following example disables FICON on the switch.
switch(config)# no ficon enable
Related Commands
Release Modification
3.0(1) This command was introduced.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English