Specifications

Fibre Channel Switch Requirements
FCSW - Internal Fibre Channel Switch Application
2-2 UltraNet Edge Storage Router 3000 Version 3.2 Release Notes
FCSW - Internal Fibre Channel Switch Application
The UltraNet Edge 3000 contains an application (FCSW) which acts as a Fibre Channel switch and
eliminates the need for an external switch.
Note: FICON connections cannot be defined through an UltraNet Edge 3000 F_Port
interface.
See Chapter 2, Hardware Configurations in the UltraNet Edge Storage Router - 3000 Series User
Guide for more detailed information about the FCSW application.
The F_port (FCSW) functionality in the UltraNet Edge 3000 is enabled by configuring either the
default Fibre Channel I/F Type or the individual node type in UltraNet ConfigManager (UCM) to
Fibre Channel Switch (F_port). See “Chapter 6, Configuring F_port over an Ethernet WAN” in
the UltraNet Edge Storage Router - 3000 Series User Guide for configuration details.
When the UltraNet Edge 3000 is configured for F_port, its peer UltraNet Edge 3000 must also be
configured as F_port.
Once the node type is configured for Fibre Channel Switch (F_port), the UCM wizard
automatically configures the Fibre Channel Switch interface for the internal functionality.
Port Zoning Configuration for F_Port
Port Zoning will require manual configuration if your application requires controller to controller
mapping or if you have a mix of applications on multiple Fibre Channel Switch interfaces within
the node. Port Zoning should also be selected if you are running Smartbits across the Fibre Channel
switches.
To configure the Port Zoning setting, see the section, “Configuring the Fibre Channel Switch
Interface” in the UltraNet Edge Storage Router - 3000 Series User Guide.