Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.0 (53-1002152-01, March 2012)

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Device allegiance usually lasts for a very short time. However, under abnormal conditions, device
allegiance can get “stuck” and fail to terminate. It might cause the switch to be unmanageable with
CUP, and you will continue to receive the FICON CUP Busy Error. In this case, you should check the
control device state and the last update time to identify if the device allegiance is stuck. The Web
Tools Switch Administration window displays the control device state and last update time. You can
click Refresh to get most recent update.
NOTE
You can manually reset allegiance to bring the control device back to the neutral state by clicking
Reset Allegiance in the FICON CUP Busy Error dialog box.
The following switch parameters being read or modified can cause the FICON CUP Busy error:
• Mode Register
• Port Names (also called Port Address Name)
• Allow/Prohibit Matrix and Port Connectivity Attributes
• Switch enable/disable
• Switch name change
To access the FICON CUP tab, perform the following steps.
1. Select a FICON-enabled switch from the Fabric Tree.
2. Open the Switch Administration window as described in “Opening the Switch Administration
window” on page 33.
3. Select the FICON CUP tab.
The FICON CUP tabbed page displays, with the FICON Management Server subtabbed page in front.
All attributes on this tab are read-only until FMS Mode is enabled.
The control device state is displayed as neutral or switched in the Control Device Allegiance field.
NOTE
If FMS mode is enabled, and the control device state is unavailable, the FICON CUP Busy Error is
displayed. Click Reset Allegiance in the error message to reset the control device state to its correct
state.
Allow / Prohibit Matrix configuration
In the Allow / Prohibit Matrix subpanel, you can manage the configuration files and active
configuration. All configuration files and the active configuration are listed in a table. The active
configuration is listed as “Active Configuration*” and the description in the table is “Current active
configuration on switch.” The other special configuration file is the IPL. Any other files displayed are
user-defined configurations and are stored on the switch.
You can create, activate, copy, or delete saved Allow / Prohibit Matrix configurations; however, you
can only edit or copy a configuration while it is active. You can also activate, edit, or copy the IPL
configuration. You must have FMS mode enabled before you can make any changes to the
configurations. Click Refresh to get the latest configuration file list from the switch.
When creating a new configuration or editing an existing configuration, the Web Tools port name is
restricted to printable ASCII characters. Characters beyond printable ASCII characters are displayed
as dots.