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

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 18-1

Publication Number: 53-0000194-01

Chapter

Administering FICON CUP Fabrics

This chapter contains the following sections:

• “Enabling Port-Based Routing on the SilkWorm 4100 and SilkWorm 48000” on page 18-2

• “Enabling or Disabling FMS Mode” on page 18-3

• “Configuring FMS Parameters” on page 18-4

• “Displaying Code Page Information” on page 18-6

• “Displaying the Control Device State” on page 18-6

• “Configuring CUP Port Connectivity” on page 18-7

Control Unit Port (CUP) is a protocol for managing FICON directors. Host-based management

programs manage the switches using CUP protocol by sending commands to the emulated control

device implemented by Fabric OS. A Brocade switch or director that supports CUP (SilkWorm 3900,

24000, or 48000) can be controlled by one or more host-based management programs or director

consoles, such as Brocade Web Tools or Brocade Fabric Manager. (Refer to the Fabric Manager

Administrator’s Guide for information about Fabric Manager.) The director allows control to be shared

between host-based management programs and director consoles.

To use FICON CUP, you must:

• Install a FICON CUP license on a FICON director.

• Enable FMS mode on the FICON director.

• Configure CUP attributes (FMS parameters) for the FICON director.

You can use Web Tools for all of these tasks. You can also use Web Tools to manage FICON directors

(when FMS mode is enabled on those directors) to:

• Display the control device state

• Display a code page

• Manage port connectivity configuration

You do not need to install the FICON CUP license to perform FICON CUP management; you must

install the FICON CUP license, however, if your switch is to enforce traffic between the FICON

director and the host-based management program.