Procedure 4-18: Provision Fibre Channel circuit pack/Data port/VCG for service
Overview
Use this procedure to provision Fibre Channel circuit pack/Data ports/VCGs for service.
Important!
Fibre Channel circuit packs/Data ports/VCGs are provisioned for the type of service being provided. This procedure shows you how to access the parameters being provisioned, not how the parameters should be provisioned. Refer to your work instructions for parameter values or refer to Chapter 11, Ethernet/Data network provisioning procedures for examples of service provisioning.
Before you begin
Prior to performing this procedure:
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Refer to Required equipment and Before you begin in this chapter.
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Ensure that the circuit pack(s) is installed. If the circuit pack is not installed, refer to Procedure 4-17: Install Fibre Channel circuit packs .
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Ensure that the appropriate pluggable transmission module(s) is installed. Procedure 4-15: Install pluggable transmission modules
Steps
Complete the following steps to provision the Fibre Channel circuit pack/Data ports/VCGs.
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From the System View menu, click the Alarm List button to verify that no alarms are present for the circuit packs to be provisioned. Result: The NE Alarm List appears. | ||||||
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From the System View menu, select Configuration → Equipment. Result: The Configure Equipment window opens. | ||||||
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Find and click (highlight) the Fibre Channel circuit pack being provisioned, then click Select at the bottom of the window. Result: The circuit pack parameters appear. | ||||||
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Important! When the Data Type parameter is provisioned to FC-FICON, the Data ports on the circuit pack can be configured individually for Fibre Channel or FICON. When the Data Type parameter is provisioned to ESCON, all Data ports on the circuit pack are configured for ESCON. Provision the circuit pack parameters as required, then click Apply if changes were made. If no changes were made, continue with Step 5. Reference: Procedure 11-36: Provision LNW73/LNW73C FC-DPORT circuit pack parameters | ||||||
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Click Close to exit or continue with Step 6 to provision Data ports/VCGs. | ||||||
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Find the circuit pack with the Data ports/VCGs being provisioned, then expand the equipment list by clicking on the plus (+) sign next to the circuit pack. | ||||||
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Click (highlight) the Data port/VCG being provisioned, then click Select at the bottom of the window. Result: The Data port/VCG parameters appear. | ||||||
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Select and provision the parameters, according to your work instructions. Reference: Procedure 11-37: Provision FC-DPORT DATA port parameters Procedure 11-38: Provision FC-DPORT VCG parameters | ||||||
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Click Apply to make provisioning changes. If no changes were made, continue with Step 11. Result: A dialog box may appear asking you to confirm executing this command. Click Yes to apply changes. | ||||||
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If required, repeat Step 8 through Step 10 to provision additional Data ports/VCGs. End of steps |