FICON Requirements

The FICON feature has the following requirements:

• You can implement FICON features in the following switches:
• Any switch in the Cisco MDS 9500 Series
• Any switch in the Cisco MDS 9200 Series (including the Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch)
• Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch
• MDS 9000 Family 18/4-Port Multiservice Module
• You need the MAINFRAME_PKG license to configure FICON parameters.
• To extend your FICON configuration over a WAN link using FCIP, you need the appropriate SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP license for the module you are using. For more information, refer to the Cisco NX-OS Family Licensing Guide.

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