Dynamic connection ports
In our example the default switch connection is set to allowed. To prohibit a switch connection
from, for example, EA to FA, scroll down to port EA and scroll right to port FA. Then type over the
* symbol with a p under the heading Dynamic Connection
Ports. After pressing the Enter key HCD automatically mirrors the entries on the diagonal
of the matrix. That means, HCD applies the same entry not only to the matrix element EA/FA but also
to FA/EA.
To ensure a correct mirroring of the entries, press the Enter key each time you changed one complete row.
The following symbols can be shown under the heading
Dynamic Connection Ports:
- A
- Indicates that the dynamic connection is allowed.
- P
- Indicates that the dynamic connection is prohibited.
- *
- Indicates that the dynamic connection is set to the default connection attribute (shown in the instruction area on the top of the panel).
- \
- Indicates the intersection of a port's column and row. A FICON® switch supports the definition of such a loopback port.
- -
- Indicates that one of the dynamic connection ports is not installed or supported.
To allow you a more comfortable scrolling in the matrix, use the
FIND command. For example, type:
FIND EA, FA