Specifications

60 Getting Started with the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director
1. From the Hardware view of the Director, click Configure - Addresses - Active... (see
Figure 5-19).
Figure 5-19 Configure dialog menu
2. The Configure Addresses panel opens. On this panel you can enter your port names,
block ports, and prohibit communication between ports if required. To enter a name for a
port double-click the
Port Name field of the port.
3. Type in a meaningful name for that port in the Port Name field.
4. Click i the check box in the
Blocked column if you want to block a port. Blocked ports still
transmit offline sequences (OLS), but can not communicate to an attached device.
5. Prohibit port-to-port communication (if required). Click the
intersection of the ports in
which you want to prohibit communication.
See Figure 5-20 for an example of port names, blocked ports, and prohibited port-to-port
communication.
Figure 5-20 Configure Addresses panel
In this example, several port names are entered, ports 06 and 07 are blocked, and
communication between port 04 and 09 is suppressed.
Prohibit port-to-port
communication
Blocked ports
Port names entered