Before using the UCSM software for configuration, it is necessary to make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• Physical cabling of the FIs, specially the L1 and L2 dedicated ports for control pane connectivity is working fine
• FI cluster configuration is complete and the cluster status is up

Details on physical cabling and cluster configuration of FIs are provided in Chapter 11, Configuring Backup, Restore, and High Availability.

Although it is possible to use a single FI for data connection as a proof of concept implementation, it is, however, not recommended in the production environment.