Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-0000194-01, November 2006)

18-4 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-0000194-01
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4. Click the Enable radio button in the FICON Management Server Mode section to enable FMS
mode or click Disable to disable FMS mode.
5. Click Apply to save your changes.
Configuring FMS Parameters
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 table below.
Table 18-1 FMS Mode Parameter Descriptions
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.
Active=Saved
Mode
Controls the IPL file update. The IPL file saves port connectivity attributes and port
names. After a switch reboot or power cycle, the switch reads the IPL file and
actives its contents as default configuration.
When this mode is enabled, activating a configuration saves a copy to the IPL
configuration file. All changes made to the active connectivity attributes or port
names by host programming or alternate managers are saved in this IPL file. It keeps
the current active configuration persistent across switch reboots and power cycles.
You cannot directly modify the IPL file or save a file as an IPL file. When this mode
is disabled, the IPL file is not altered for either new configuration activation or any
changes made on the current active configuration. This parameter is set as enabled
by the hardware after system installation, and can be reset by Web Tools.
Note: When FMS mode is enabled and the Active=Saved parameter is disabled, you
can enable and disable ports, but the setting is not persistent. When the
Active=Saved parameter is enabled, you can enable and disable ports and the setting
is persistent.
Alternate
Control
Prohibited
Determines whether alternate managers are allowed to modify port connectivity.
Enabling this mode prohibits alternate manager control of port connectivity;
otherwise, alternate managers can manage port connectivity.
This parameter is set as enabled by the hardware after system installation, and can
be reset by Web Tools.