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FICON Management Server
The FICON Management Server is a keyed feature that allows host control and
inband management of the director or switch through an IBM System/390
or
zSeries 900 Parallel Enterprise Server server attached to a director or switch port.
The server communicates with the switch or director through a FICON channel.
Control of connectivity and statistical product monitoring are provided through a
host-attached console.
Installation
To install and enable this option, choose the Configure Feature Key option on
the Element Manager Configure menu.
Configuring the FICON Management Server
Use this procedure to configure whether the host is the controlling manager.
The optional FICON Management Server feature must be installed in order to
perform this procedure.
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Enable Management Server—Click this check box to add a check mark and
enable the management server. Click the check mark to remove it and disable
this feature.
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Switch Clock Alert Mode—Click this check box to display a check mark
and enable clock alert mode. If this is enabled, the following occurs when
users set the date and time through the Configure Date and Time dialog box
(Configure menu):
— If you enable Periodic Date/Time Synchronization, an error message
displays indicating that Clock Alert Mode must be cleared to enable
automatic synchronization of the date and time.
— If you manually set the date and time (Periodic Date/Time
Synchronization is not enabled), a confirmation dialog box displays.
You must click OK on that dialog box to continue manual configuration.
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Host Control Prohibited—Click this check box to display a check mark and
prohibit a host management program from changing configuration and
connectivity parameters on the switch. In this case, the host program has read
authorization only and cannot make changes. When the check mark is not
displayed, a host program can change configuration and connectivity
parameters on the switch.