> # About Port Numbers for FCIP and PortChannel

> FCIP and PortChannels cannot be used in a FICON-enabled VSAN unless they are explicitly bound to a port number.

> See the "Configuring FICON Ports" topic, "Configuring FICON Ports" topic, "Reserving FICON Port Numbers for FCIP and PortChannel Interfaces" topic, and "Binding Port Numbers to FCIP Interfaces" topic.

> You can use the default port numbers if they are available (see Table 25-1) or if you reserve port numbers from the pool of port numbers that are not reserved for Fibre Channel interfaces (see the "FICON Port Numbering" topic and the "About the Reserved FICON Port Numbering Scheme" topic).

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