Deployment Guide

Enabling or disabling FICON Management Server mode
FICON Management Server (FMS) is used to support switch management using CUP. To be able to
use the CUP functionality, all switches in the fabric must have FICON Management Server mode (FMS
mode) enabled. FMS mode is a per-switch setting. After FMS mode is enabled, you can activate a CUP
license without restarting the director. You can use Web Tools to install a CUP license. For more
information on installing licenses, refer to Activating a license on a switch on page 67.
When FMS mode is disabled, mainframe management applications, director consoles, or alternate
managers cannot communicate with a director with CUP. In addition, when FMS mode is disabled on a
director, you cannot configure CUP attributes.
To enable or disable FICON Management Server, perform the following steps.
1. Select a FICON CUP-capable switch from the Fabric Tree.
2. Open the Switch Administration window as described in Opening the Switch Administration window
on page 52.
3. Click Show Advanced Mode.
4. Select the FICON CUP tab.
The FICON CUP tabbed page displays the FICON Management Server page. All attributes on this
tab are disabled until FMS mode is enabled.
5. Click Enable in the FICON Management Server Mode section to enable FMS mode or click Disable
to disable FMS mode.
6. Click Apply to save your changes.
NOTE
High Integrity Fabric (HIF) must be enabled to enable the FMS mode.
FMS parameter configuration
FMS parameters control the behavior of the switch with respect to CUP itself, as well as the behavior of
other management interfaces (director console, Alternate Managers). You can configure FMS
parameters for a switch only after FMS mode is enabled on the switch. All FMS parameter settings are
persistent across switch power cycles. There are six FMS parameters, as described in the following
figure.
FMS mode parameter descriptions TABLE 23
Parameter Description
Programmed
Offline State
Control
Controls whether host programming is allowed to set the switch offline. The parameter is set
as enabled by the hardware after system installation, and can be reset by Web Tools.
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