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143-120 · Question #63

Your customer has been operating an intermix fabric, with FICON channels cascading from Brocade DCXs to storage devices attached to M6140 switches. The customer is removing all M-Series switches…

The correct answer is A. Change the AL_PA field of the FCID on all ports of the existing switch. Brocade 143-120 Exam

FICON Management and Troubleshooting

Question

Your customer has been operating an intermix fabric, with FICON channels cascading from Brocade DCXs to storage devices attached to M6140 switches. The customer is removing all M-Series switches from the fabric, and replacing them with B-Series switches. After performing the migration and completing any required zoning updates, the customer's FICON channels are still unable to connect to the storage devices that were previously attached to the M-Series switches. What would you advise the customer?

Options

  • AChange the AL_PA field of the FCID on all ports of the existing switch.
  • BReview the zoning configuration, as WWPN zoning cannot be used for FICON nodes in native
  • CReboot the storage devices and check whether paths are reestablished.
  • DThe B-Series switches should be rebooted after being added to the fabric to reset connectivity

How the community answered

(69 responses)
  • A
    75% (52)
  • B
    7% (5)
  • C
    4% (3)
  • D
    13% (9)

Explanation

Brocade 143-120 Exam

Topics

#FCID#AL_PA#M-Series to B-Series migration#fabric migration

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