Add a new FICON switch

  1. Select Create --> Switch. This opens a Create Switch dialog.
  2. Fill in the dialog, specifying appropriate control unit and device numbers, and click OK. The new switch appears selected in the diagram.
  3. Edit the new switch by either selecting Edit --> Switch and choosing the switch from the list or by double-clicking on the switch in the diagram. This opens the Switch dialog.
  4. Before connecting switch ports to the CHPIDs, we want to mark all ports as installed. Click Edit. This opens the Edit Switch dialog.
    This figure shows the appropriate HCM dialog. How to complete this dialog is described in this scenario.
  5. Click Edit in the Ports box. This opens the Switch Ports dialog.
  6. Select the ports you want to install and click Install. The selected ports are now installed.
  7. Click on the Close button, then OK on the Edit Switch dialog to return to the Switch dialog.
    This figure shows the appropriate HCM dialog. How to complete this dialog is described in this scenario.