Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 - Manual (Page 1388)

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FIGURE 582 Configure Cascaded FICON Fabric /Switch dialog box
2. Use the Fabric list to select the fabric you want to configure.
NOTE
(Fabric OS switches only) All switches in a fabric must be running Fabric OS version 5.3 or later.
If a Fabric OS version earlier than version 5.3 is present in the topology, the fabric is not listed.
3. Select the FMS Mode check box to manage the fabric by a host-based management program
using FICON CUP protocol.
If you select FMS Mode, each switch is checked for a CUP license. Any switches that do not
have a CUP license are listed, with a reminder that a CUP license is necessary to communicate
with the FICON Management Server.
4. Select the HIF Mode check box to enable HIF mode on all switches running Fabric OS 7.3 and
later. The status message will indicate if HIF mode is enabled.
NOTE
A warning message will be displayed when HIF is deactivated and FMS mode is enabled for
one switch in the selected fabric.
5. Select the DLS check box to enable Dynamic Load Sharing (DLS) or Lossless DLS only on
switches that support lossless DLS. For more information, refer to “Enabling DLS” on
page 1317. You must enable DLS to select routing policies.
6. Select one of the following options to enable port-based, exchange-based, or device-based
routing on switches:
• Port-Based enables port-based routing on 4 Gbps platform switches.
• Exchange-Based enables exchange-based routing for the fabric if all switches are 8 Gbps
or greater platforms running Fabric OS 6.4 or later. If these requirements are not met, an
error message displays.