Installing and Configuring the Director 2/64
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Director 2/64 Installation Guide
the director is set to FICON management style, and FICON devices can
communicate with each other if the director is set to open systems management
style.
Note:
If the FICON management server feature is enabled, the default management
style is FICON. Open systems management style cannot be enabled.
To configure the director management style:
1. Ensure the director is set offline. For instructions, see “
Set the Director
Offline
” on page 87.
2. Choose Configure > Management Style. The Configure Management
menu displays.
3. Choose the management style as follows:
— Use
Open Systems
for all other (non-FICON) Fibre Channel
environments.
— If the FICON Management Server feature is enabled, the default style will
be FICON. The management style cannot be changed to Open Systems
with the FICON Management Server feature enabled. Typically, FICON
management style is used when attaching an IBM S/390 Parallel
Enterprise or IBM zSeries server to the switch and implementing inband
switch management through a Fibre Connection (FICON) channel.
4. Click Activate.
5. Set the director online. For instructions, see “
Set the Director Online
” on
page 87.
Configuring Switch Parameters
Use the procedures in this section to set parameters on the director for fabric
operation through the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box. These
parameters are stored in NV-RAM on the director.
1. The director must be offline to change Preferred Domain ID parameter.
Verify that the director is set offline. For instructions, see “
Set the Director
Offline
” on page 87.
