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Chapter 16 Troubleshooting FICON
FICON Issues
Cannot Enable FICON
Symptom
Cannot enable FICON.
Switch ISL Isolated
Symptom
Switch ISL is isolated.
Fabric Manager or Device Manager Cannot Configure FICON
Symptom
Fabric Manager or Device Manager cannot configure FICON.
Table 16-2
Cannot Enable FICON
Symptom
Possible Cause
Solution
Cannot enable
FICON.
No MAINFRAME_PKG license is
installed, and the grace period has
ended.
Install the MAINFRAME_PKG license to use FICON
features. Refer to the Licensing information at one of the
following URLs:
•
For Fabric Manager:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/produc
ts_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080662c89.ht
ml
•
For CLI:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/produc
ts_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080664c67.ht
ml
Table 16-3
Switch ISL Isolated
Symptom
Possible Cause
Solution
Switch ISL is
isolated.
Switch WWN is not configured in the
fabric binding database.
Add the sWWN to the fabric binding database for all
switches in the FICON fabric. Choose
Fabric
xx
> VSAN
yy
> Fabric Binding
in
Fabric Manager, select the
Config
Database
tab, and click
Create Row
.
Alternatively, use the
fabric-binding database vsan
CLI
command to add a switch to the fabric binding database.
Table 16-4
Fabric Manager or Device Manager Cannot Configure FICON
Symptom
Possible Cause
Solution
Fabric Manager or
Device Manager
cannot configure
FICON.
Switch is configured to disallow SNMP
control over FICON.
Use the
snmp port control
CLI command in FICON
submode to enable SNMP control for FICON.