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DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 53-1001761-01 ® 30 March 2010 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.4.0 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 2
obtain a copy of the programming source code, please visit http://www.brocade.com/support/oscd. Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Corporate and Latin American Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 1745 Technology Drive San Jose, CA 95110 Tel: 1-408-333-8000 Fax: 1-408-333 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 3
Supported hardware and software xvi What's new in this document xvii Document conventions xvii Text formatting xvii Command syntax conventions xvii Notes, cautions, and warnings xviii Key terms xviii Notice to the reader xix Additional information xix Brocade 's Guide iii 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 4
output modifiers 19 Standard CEE Integrations and Configurations In this chapter 21 Overview of standard CEE integrations 21 SAN Integration 21 Integrating a Brocade 8000 switch on a SAN 22 CEE and LAN integration 22 Creating the CEE map 24 Configuring DCBX 25 Configuring Spanning Tree - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 5
the MTU on an interface port 34 Creating a VLAN interface 35 Enabling STP on a VLAN 35 Disabling STP on a VLAN 35 Configuring a VLAN interface to forward FCoE traffic 36 Configuring an interface port as a Layer 2 switch port 36 Configuring an interface port as an access interface 36 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 6
and MSTP-related information 58 Configuring STP, RSTP, or MSTP on CEE interface ports 58 Enabling automatic edge detection 58 Configuring the path cost 58 Enabling a port (interface) as an edge port 59 Enabling the guard root 59 Specifying the MSTP hello time 60 Specifying restrictions for an - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 7
Enabling LACP on a CEE interface 69 Configuring the LACP system priority 70 Configuring the LACP timeout period on a CEE interface . . . . . 70 Clearing LACP counter statistics on a LAG 70 Clearing LACP counter statistics on all LAG groups 71 Displaying LACP information 71 LACP troubleshooting - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 8
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Rewriting 92 Queueing 92 User map configuration 106 Configuring 802.1x Port Authentication In this chapter 111 configuration tasks 112 Configure authentication between the switch and CNA or NIC 112 Interface-specific Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 9
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 13 Chapter 14 restrictions 123 Managing and displaying the FCoE configuration 124 Enabling or disabling an FCoE port 124 Configuring FCMAP values for a VLAN 124 Configuring commands 135 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide ix 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 10
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Index x Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 11
4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Multiple switch fabric configuration 3 CEE CLI command mode hierarchy 15 Adding the Brocade 8000 switch to the data center LAN (SAN not shown) . . . 23 Configuring CEE attributes 25 CNA protocol stack 29 Ingress VLAN - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 12
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Tables DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Table 1 Table 2 ETS priority grouping of IPC, LAN, and SAN traffic 76 Default LLDP configuration 78 Default MAC user priority for unicast traffic class mapping 96 Default user priority for multicast traffic class mapping 96 Supported Guide xiii 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 14
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and Configurations," describes some basic switch configurations for command SAN and LAN environments. • Chapter Service (QoS). • Chapter 10, "Configuring 802.1x Port Authentication,"describes how to configure the 802.1x Port Authentication protocol. Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 16
Switch • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade 48000 • Brocade DCX • Brocade DCX-4S Within this manual, any appearance of the term "Brocade FCoE hardware" is referring to: • Brocade 8000 • Brocade FCOE10-24 port blade Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 17
New chapter on administering FCoE using Brocade Web Tools. For further information about Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed conventions Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions: command - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 18
statements are used in this manual. They are listed below damage to hardware, firmware, software, or Brocade Connect. See "Brocade resources" on page xix for instructions on accessing Brocade Connect. For terminology specific to this document, see "FCoE terminology" on page 1. For definitions of SAN - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 19
brocade.com and register at no cost for a user ID and password. White papers, online demonstrations, and data sheets are available through the Brocade website at: http://www.brocade help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 20
located inside the chassis on the port side on the left • Brocade 5000-On the switch ID pull-out tab located on the bottom of the port side of the switch • Brocade 7600-On the bottom of the chassis • Brocade 48000-Inside the chassis next to the power supply bays • Brocade DCX-On the bottom right on - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 21
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL [email protected] Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible about your comment, including the topic heading and page number and your suggestions for improvement. Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide xxi 53- - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 22
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FCoE equivalent of an FC N_port FCoE equivalent of an FC F_port An FCoE device that supports FCoE VN_ports (servers and target devices) An FCoE link end point that provides FC fabric services FCoE overview Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) enables you to transport FC protocols and frames over - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 24
designed to enable the transport of storage and networking traffic over the same physical link. Utilizing this technology, the Brocade 8000 switch and the Brocade FCOE10-24 port blade provide a unique platform that connects servers to both LAN and SAN environments. Within this manual, any appearance - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 25
fabric configuration Classic Layer 2 Ethernet switch Host 3 Host 1 Brocade 8000 switch CNA or classic NIC FC switch Classic NIC Host 2 CNA or classic NIC FC switch Storage Layer 2 forwarding Layer 2 Ethernet frames are forwarded on the CEE ports. 802.1Q VLAN support is used to tag incoming - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 26
port is the same as the ingress port, the frame is dropped. • If the Ethernet Frame Check Sequence (FCS) is incorrect, because the switch The Brocade FCoE hardware handles VLAN tagging as follows: • If the CEE port is the correct VLAN ID based on the port setting. • If the CEE port is configured to - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 27
STP, RSTP, and MSTP using the CEE CLI" on page 43. Frame classification (incoming) The Brocade FCoE hardware is capable of classifying incoming Ethernet frames based on the following criteria: • Port number • Protocol • MAC address The classified frames can be tagged with a VLAN ID or with - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 28
the incoming frame, or the possible rewriting of the Layer 2 CoS field based on the settings of the CEE port or VLAN. The Brocade FCoE hardware supports a combination of two scheduling strategies to queue frames to the egress ports; Priority queuing, which is also referred to as strict priority, and - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 29
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Layer 2 Ethernet overview 1 - Multicast output queuing-A typical multicast output queuing example is where several ports carry multicast inbound traffic. Each port has a different priority setting. Traffic from all ports is switched to the same outbound port. If the - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 30
CEE CLI" on page 65. NOTE The Brocade software supports a maximum 24 LAG interfaces. Flow Control 802.3x Ethernet pause and Ethernet Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) are used to prevent dropped frames by slowing traffic at the source end of a link. When a port on a switch or host is not ready to - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 31
not supported in the Fabric OS v6.4.0 release. NOTE In the fabric-provided MAC address format, VN_port MAC addresses are based on a 24-bit fabric-supplied value. The first three bytes of this value is referred to as the FCMAP. The next three bytes are the FC ID, which is assigned by the switch - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 32
in to the Brocade FCoE hardware using FCoE encapsulated, FC Extended Link Service (ELS) frames. FLOGI and FDISC are accepted. Brocade FCoE hardware in the fabric maintains the MAC address to WWN/PID mappings per login. Class 2 FLOGI is not supported. • FCoE FLOGI-The Brocade FCoE hardware accepts - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 33
. You can display the VN_port table with the fcoe -loginshow port command. FC zoning The Brocade FCoE hardware FC zoning operates as follows: • The virtual devices created by the Brocade FCoE hardware on behalf of the ENodes are subject to FC zoning. An ENode is only allowed to access devices in the - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 34
to all registered and affected members when an FC switch port goes online or offline, causing ENode or FC devices to be added or removed. An RSCN is generated when two FC switches merge or segment, causing ENode or FC devices to be added or removed. When FC switches merge or segment, an RSCN is - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 35
SAN management. Using the FOS Command Line Interface (CLI), administrators have access to all commands and utilities common to other Brocade switches. In addition, FOS software on the Brocade 8000 enables Brocade Web Tools to support of the Ethernet ports. The CEE features and CEE ports can only be - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 36
the running-config file to the startup-config file. switch# write memory Overwrite the startup config file (y/n): y Building configuration... CEE CLI RBAC permissions Role-Based Action Control (RBAC) defines the capabilities that a user account has based on the role the account has been assigned - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 37
Telnet session; both access methods bring you to the login prompt. switch login: admin Password: switch:admin> cmsh switch# To return to the Fabric OS CLI, enter the following command. switch#exit switch:admin> NOTE Multiple users can Telnet and issue commands using the Exec mode and the Privileged - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 38
(conf-rstp)# switch(conf-stp)# How to access the command mode Description Enter the cmsh command at the Fabric OS prompt after you have logged in as an appropriate user. Display running system information and set terminal line parameters. From the EXEC mode, enter the enable command. Display - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 39
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL CEE Command Line Interface 2 TABLE 3 CEE CLI command modes Command mode Prompt Feature CEE map: configuration switch(config-ceemap)# Standard ACL: switch(conf-macl-std)# Console and VTY (line) configuration Extended ACL: switch(conf-macl-ext)# switch port console port - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 40
keyword, and the keyword is the only keyword starting with those characters, the CLI displays help for that keyword only. switch#show d? dot1x IEEE 802.1X Port-Based Access Control If the question mark (?) is typed within an incomplete keyword but the keyword matches several keywords, the - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 41
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL CEE Command Line Interface 2 The CEE CLI accepts abbreviations for commands. This example is the abbreviation for the show qos interface all command. switch#sh q i a If the switch does not recognize a command after Enter is pressed, an error message displays. switch# - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 42
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command modes" on page 15 for complete instructions on logging into the Brocade FCoE hardware. SAN Integration FC SANs are typically deployed in a core-edge topology with servers connecting to edge switches in the fabric. Since the Brocade 8000 FC switching module operates with the same features and - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 44
the Brocade 8000 switch. The FCoE ports provide FC services to FCoE initiators and enable bridging between FCoE initiators and FC targets. FCoE ports differ from regular FC ports in that they are not directly associated with an external physical port on the switch. Instead, each FCoE port supports - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 45
noted, all commands are entered through the CEE CLI. See the Brocade FCoE Administrator's Guide for configuration details and supported L2 functionality. FIGURE 3 Adding the Brocade 8000 switch to the data center LAN (SAN not shown) Data center core layer Aggregation layer Data center access - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 46
assign FCoE traffic priority 3. Priorities are then grouped into Priority Group IDs (PGID), which are used by the switch to schedule frame forwarding. The Brocade FCoE hardware supports two types of scheduling: Strict Priority (SP) and Deficit Weighted Round Robin (DWRR). An SP scheduler drains all - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 47
goal of DCBX is to allow the discovery of CEE-capable hosts and switches and allow CEE-specific parameters-such as those for ETS and PFC-to . By default, DCBX is turned on, but there are two TLVs that must be enabled to support FCoE on a CEE link: • dcbx-fcoe-app-tlv - IEEE Data Center Bridging - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 48
loops in Ethernet networks by establishing a fixed path between all the switches in a LAN. The Brocade FCoE hardware supports three spanning tree variations: Standard Spanning Tree (STP), Rapid Spanning belong to the same VLAN. 26 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 49
a VLAN using several methods: • The VLAN tag contained in the incoming frame • The VLAN classifiers • The Port-VLAN ID (PVID) Because the Ethernet uplink ports from the Brocade FCoE hardware to the distribution layer switches will carry traffic for multiple VLANs, they are configured as 802.1q trunk - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 50
VLAN 10 and VLAN 20 to the uplink Ethernet port. switch(config)#interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/1 switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#switchport switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#switchport mode trunk switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#switchport trunk allowed vlan add 10 switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#switchport trunk allowed vlan add 20 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 51
switch as shown in Figure 5. The CNA is presented to the host operating system as both an Ethernet NIC and a Fibre Channel HBA so that network configuration and server management practices do not change. FIGURE 5 CNA protocol stack TCP IP SCSI MPIO FC FCoE CNA CEE Brocade 8000 The CNA supports - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 52
page 36. Example of configuring the switch port as a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/0 switch(config-if)#switchport switch(config-if)#no shutdown switch(config-if)#exit switch(config)#end 2. Create a CEE Map to carry LAN and SAN traffic and apply it to an - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 53
Brocade FCoE hardware is either associated with a specific port or with a VLAN, based on whether the frame is tagged or untagged: • Admit tagged frames only-The port These frames are assigned the port VLAN ID (PVID) assigned to the port the frame came in on. This is called access - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 54
according to the allowed VLAN user specifications. This is called converged mode. NOTE Ingress VLAN filtering is enabled by default on all Layer based on port VLAN membership. • Port VLAN membership is configured through the CEE CLI. • Dynamic VLAN registration is not supported. • The Brocade - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 55
switch. • The dynamic updating of FDB entries using learning is supported (if the port state permits). • Dynamic FDB entries are not created for multicast group addresses. • Dynamic FDB entries are aged out based on the aging time configured per Brocade Administrator's Guide 33 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 56
save your configuration changes to Flash so that they are not lost if there is a system reload or power outage. Enabling and disabling an interface port NOTE CEE interfaces are disabled by default. NOTE CEE interfaces do not support auto-negotiation of Ethernet link speeds. The CEE interfaces only - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 57
assign the VLAN interface number. Example of assigning the VLAN interface number to "1002". switch(config)#interface vlan 1002 Enabling STP on a VLAN Once all of the interface ports have been configured for a VLAN, you can enable spanning tree protocol (STP) for all members of the VLAN with a single - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 58
the status of the CEE interface running configuration. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#do show running-config interface tengigabitethernet 0/1 Configuring an interface port as an access interface Each CEE interface port supports admission policies based on whether the frames are untagged or tagged. Access - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 59
command to enable the CEE interface. 4. Enter the switchport command to configure the CEE interface as a Layer 2 switch port. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#switchport access vlan 20 Configuring an interface port as a trunk interface Each CEE interface port supports admission policies based on whether - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 60
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 4 Configuring protocol-based VLAN classifier rules 4. Enter the switchport command to place the CEE interface into trunk mode. switch(conf-if-te-0/10)#switchport mode trunk none Configuring an interface port as a converged interface Each CEE interface port supports - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 61
based VLANs apply only to untagged frames, or frames with priority tagging. With both Ethernet-II and 802.2 SNAP encapsulated frames, the following protocol types are supported rule command to configure a MAC address-based VLAN classifier rule. switch(config)#vlan classifier rule 5 mac 0008. - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 62
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 4 Configuring protocol-based VLAN classifier rules Creating a VLAN classifier group and adding slot/port number. Example of selecting the Ten Gigabit Ethernet port number 0/10. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/10 3. Enter the no shutdown command to enable the - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 63
port has a MAC address table. The MAC address table stores a number of unicast and multicast address entries without flooding any frames. Brocade based on whether you want to specify an aging time or disable the aging time for MAC addresses: switch on VLAN 100: switch(config)#mac-address-table - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 64
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DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL switches that attach to the LAN choose a designated switch that is the closest switch to the root switch. This designated switch is responsible for forwarding all traffic to and from the LAN. The port on the designated switch Administrator's Guide 43 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 66
through 61440 and the priority values can be set only in increments of 4096. switch(conf-stp)#bridge-priority 28582 4. Enable PortFast on switch ports using the spanning-tree portfast command. For details, see "Enabling port fast (STP)" on page 61. Note that this step is optional. NOTE PortFast only - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 67
to"Enabling the guard root" on page 59. Note that this step is optional. All other switch ports connect to other switches and switches send and receive data only on the ports that are part of the spanning tree. Data received on ports that are not part of the spanning tree is blocked. NOTE Brocade - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 68
basic process for configuring RSTP on your Brocade FCoE hardware is as follows. 1. Enter Global Configuration mode. 2. Enable RSTP using the global protocol spanning-tree command. For details, see "Enabling STP, RSTP, or MSTP" on page 51. switch(config)#protocol spanning-tree rstp 3. Designate the - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 69
. For details, see "Flushing MAC addresses (RSTP and MSTP)" on page 57. switch(config)#spanning-tree tc-flush-standard 12. Enable PortFast on switch ports using the spanning-tree portfast command. For details, see "Enabling port fast (STP)" on page 61. Note that this step is optional. NOTE PortFast - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 70
enabled to provide rapid convergence. Multiple switches must be configured consistently with the same MSTP configuration to participate in multiple spanning tree instances. A group of interconnected switches that have the same MSTP configuration is called an MSTP region. NOTE Brocade supports - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 71
two or more switches to be in the same MSTP region, they must have the same VLAN-to-instance map, the same configuration revision number, and the same name. • Spanning Tree topologies must not be enabled on any direct server connections to the front-end Ten Gigabit Ethernet ports that may run FCoE - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 72
BROCADE Enabled Table 9 lists the switch port CEE interface BPDU restriction Disabled on the interface Disabled 2000 Disabled Disabled 2 seconds Point-to-point Disabled 128 Allow the CEE interface to become a root port. Restriction is disabled 50 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 73
the minimum configuration required to enable FCoE on the Brocade 8000 switch, refer to "Minimum CEE there is a system reload or power outage. Enabling STP, RSTP, or MSTP You enable STP to detect or avoid switch(conf-mstp)#shutdown Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 51 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 74
port to block and which port to put in forwarding mode, are made from the perspective of the root switch. Bridge protocol data units (BPDUs) carry the information exchanged between switches. When all the switches in the network are powered command to enable STP, RSTP, or MSTP. switch(config)#protocol - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 75
switch(conf-stp)##max-age 25 Enabling the error disable timeout timer In any mode (STP, RSTP, or MSTP), use this command to enable the timer to bring a port out of the disabled state. When the STP BPDU guard disables a port, the port remains in the disabled state unless the port is enabled manually - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 76
terminal command to access global configuration mode. 2. Enter the protocol command to enable STP, RSTP, or MSTP. switch(config)#protocol spanning-tree stp 3. Specify the port-channel path cost. switch(conf-stp)#port-channel path-cost custom Specifying the bridge hello time (STP and RSTP) In - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 77
to access global configuration mode. 2. Enter the protocol command to enable MSTP. switch(config)#protocol spanning-tree mstp 3. Disable the ability of Brocade FCoE hardware to interoperate with certain legacy Cisco switches. switch(conf-mstp)#cisco-interoperability disable Mapping a VLAN to an MSTP - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 78
BROCADE protocol command to enable MSTP. switch(config)#protocol spanning-tree a BPDU in an MSTP region. switch(conf-mstp)#max-hops hop_count Specifying command to enable MSTP. switch(config)#protocol spanning- an MSTP region. switch(conf-mstp)#region command to enable MSTP. switch(config)#protocol - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 79
based on ports in the switch. If a BPDU frame with the topology change flag is received continuously, the switch continues to flush the FDB. This behavior is the default behavior. • Brocade switches) on all interfaces or on the specified interface. Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 80
MSTP-related information. switch#show spanning-tree brief Configuring STP, RSTP, or MSTP on CEE interface ports This section details the commands for enabling and configuring STP, RSTP, or MSTP on individual 10-Gigabit Ethernet CEE interface ports on Brocade FCoE hardware. Enabling automatic edge - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 81
for spanning tree calculations on the CEE interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree cost cost Enabling a port (interface) as an edge port From the CEE interface, use this command to enable the port as an edge port to allow the port to quickly transition to the forwarding state. To configure - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 82
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 5 Configuring STP, RSTP, or MSTP on CEE interface ports Guard root protects the root /port number. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1 3. Enter the no shutdown command to enable the CEE interface. 60 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 83
4. Enter the spanning-tree command to specify the link type on the CEE interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree link-type shared Enabling port fast (STP) From the CEE interface, use this command to enable port fast on an interface to allow the interface to quickly transition to the forwarding - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 84
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 5 Configuring STP, RSTP, or MSTP on CEE interface ports To specify the port priority on the CEE interface, perform the CEE interface type and slot/port number. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1 3. Enter the no shutdown command to enable the CEE interface. 4. - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 85
specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1 3. Enter the no shutdown command to enable the CEE interface. 4. Enter the spanning-tree command to enable spanning tree on the CEE interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree shutdown Converged - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 86
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Link aggregation can be done by manually configuring the LAG or by referred to as a port-channel. The benefits of Brocade FCoE hardware supports the following trunk types: • Static, standards-based LAG. • Dynamic, standards-based LAG using LACP. • Static, Brocade-proprietary LAG. • Dynamic, Brocade - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 88
to use LACP, LACP automatically configures an administrative key value equal to the port-channel identification number. Figure 7 and Figure 8 show typical IP SAN configurations using LAGs. In a data center the Brocade 8000 switch fits into the top-of-the-rack use case where all the servers in - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 89
Layer Router Data Center Network Access Layer (Brocade 8000s) Brocade 8000 Switch Router Brocade 8000 Switch Data Center Database Server Layer Servers Servers FIGURE Center Network Access Layer (Brocade 8000s) Brocade 8000 Switch Router Brocade 8000 Switch Data Center Database Server Layer - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 90
that are connected to the same partner switch become members of the LAG. LACP continuously Brocade-proprietary aggregation Brocade-proprietary aggregation is similar to standards-based . • A maximum of four Brocade LAGs can be created per port-group. LAG distribution process The Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 91
command to save your configuration changes to Flash memory so that they are not lost if there is a system reload or power outage. NOTE To see the minimum configuration required to enable FCoE on the Brocade 8000 switch, refer to "Minimum CEE configuration to allow FCoE traffic flow" on page 29 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 92
the interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. Example of selecting the Ten Gigabit Ethernet port number 0/1. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1 3. Enter the no shutdown command to enable the CEE interface. 4. Specify the LACP timeout period for the CEE - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 93
information. See the Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference for information. LACP troubleshooting tips To troubleshoot problems with your LACP configuration, use the following troubleshooting tips. If a standard IEEE 802.3ad-based dynamic trunk is configured on a link and the link is not - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 94
CRC errors by entering the show interface link-name command on the neighboring switch. • Make sure that the fiber length of the link has a deskew link has this problem, the show port-channel command displays the following: Mux machine state : Deskew not OK. If a Brocade-based static trunk is - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 95
BROCADE accurate network topologies and simplify LAN troubleshooting in multi-vendor environments. To of the protocols and applications that are enabled on these devices. With Layer 2 network devices such as routers and switches advertise information about themselves to other Guide 73 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 96
TLVs: - Chassis ID TLV-Provides the ID for the switch or router where the port resides. This is a mandatory TLV. - Port description TLV-Provides a description of the port in an alphanumeric format. If the LAN device supports RFC-2863, the port description TLV value equals the "ifDescr" object. This - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 97
an untagged or priority tagged data frame received on the VLAN port. The TLV supports a "flags" field that indicates whether the port is capable of supporting port- and protocol-based VLANs (PPVLANs) and whether one or more PPVLANs are enabled. The number of PPVLAN ID TLVs in a Link Layer Discovery - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 98
supported Brocade FCoE hardware to control the scheduling and priority-based based SAN traffic share the remaining bandwidth. Table 12 displays three traffic groups: IPC, LAN, and SAN. ETS allocates the bandwidth based Brocade FCoE hardware. TABLE 12 Priority ETS priority grouping of IPC, LAN, and SAN - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 99
Each bit position stands for a user priority. If a bit is set, the flow control is enabled in both directions (Rx and Tx). DCBX interaction with other vendor devices When the Brocade FCoE hardware interacts with other vendor devices, the other vendor devices might not have support for the same DCBX - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 100
enabled by default. To disable and reset LLDP globally, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode. 1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode. 2. Disable LLDP globally. switch(config)#no protocol lldp 78 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 101
(config)#protocol lldp 3. Specify a system description for the Brocade FCoE hardware. Example switch(conf-lldp)#system-description IT_1.6.2_LLDP_01 Specifying a user description for LLDP To specify a user description for LLDP, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode. This description - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 102
switch(conf-lldp)#description Brocade-LLDP-installed-july-25 Enabling and disabling the receiving and transmitting of LLDP frames By default both transmit and receive for LLDP frames is enabled. To enable from Privileged EXEC mode. 80 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 103
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL LLDP configuration and management 7 1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode. 2. Enter LLDP configuration mode. switch(config)#protocol lldp 3. Advertise the optional LLDP TLVs. switch(conf-lldp)#advertise optional-tlv [port- - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 104
your network contains CNAs from non-Brocade vendors,. This configuration may cause functionality problems. 10. Enter the copy command to save the running-config file to the startup-config file. switch(conf-lldp-profile-UK_LLDP_IT)#exit switch(conf-lldp)#exit switch#copy running-config startup-config - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 105
BROCADE and slot/port number. Example of selecting the Ten Gigabit Ethernet port number 0/10. switch(config)#interface switch#clear lldp neighbors tengigabitethernet 0/1 • Clear LLDP statistics. switch#clear lldp statistics tengigabitethernet 0/1 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 106
information. switch#show lldp • Display LLDP interface-related information. switch#show lldp interface tengigabitethernet 0/1 • Display LLDP neighbor-related information. switch#show lldp neighbors interface tengigabitethernet 0/1 detail 84 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 107
can identify and filter traffic based on the MAC address, and EtherType. The primary benefits of ACLs are as follows: • Provide a measure of security. • Save network resources by reducing traffic. • Block unwanted traffic or users. • Reduce the chance of denial of service (DOS) attacks. There are - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 108
is a system reload or power outage. NOTE To see the minimum configuration required to enable FCoE on the Brocade 8000 switch, refer to "Minimum CEE "test_01." switch(config)#mac access-list standard test_01 switch(conf-macl-std)# 86 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761- - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 109
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL ACL configuration and management 8 3. Enter the deny command to create a rule in the MAC ACL to drop traffic with the source MAC address. switch(conf-macl-std)#deny 0022.3333.4444 MAC ACL" on page 88. Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 87 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 110
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 8 ACL configuration and ACL name is "test_02." Example of deleting the extended MAC ACL named "test_02." switch(config)#no mac access-list extended test_02 Reordering the sequence numbers in a MAC ACL 88 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 111
global configuration mode. 2. Enter the interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. Example of selecting the Ten Gigabit Ethernet port number 0/1. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1 3. Enter the switchport command to configure the interface as a Layer - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 112
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flow control to provide quality of service. Traffic running through the switches can be classified as either transmission. Queues are selected based on ingress ports, egress ports, and configured user priority level. • of frames by switching devices can exacerbate this problem. Multicast rate - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 114
for untrusted interfaces When Layer 2 QoS trust is set to untrusted then the default is to map all Layer 2 switched traffic to the port default user priority value of 0 (best effort), unless configured to a different value. 92 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 115
Priority 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 Configuring the QoS trust mode The QoS trust mode controls user priority mapping of incoming traffic. The Class of Service (CoS) mode sets the user priority based on the incoming CoS value. If the incoming packet is not priority tagged, then - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 116
steps from Privileged EXEC mode to configure user-priority mappings. 1. Enter global configuration mode. switch#configure terminal 2. Specify the 10-gigabit Ethernet interface. Example of selecting the 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface port 0/2. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/2 3. Set the - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 117
markings with the Interface Default CoS. The CoS mode sets the user priority based on the incoming CoS value, if the incoming packet is not switch#copy running-config startup-config Traffic class mapping The Brocade 8000 supports eight unicast traffic classes for isolation and to control servicing - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 118
it is applied consistently across any queueing incurred on the ingress and the egress ports. Multicast traffic The Brocade 8000 supports four multicast traffic classes for isolation and to control servicing for different priorities of application data. Traffic classes are numbered from 0 through - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 119
in IEEE 802.1Q for systems supporting 8 Traffic Classes. switch:admin>cmsh switch>enable switch#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch(config)#qos map cos-traffic-class test 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 switch(config)#end switch# 3. Enter the copy command to save - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 120
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Verifying a mapping CoS-to-Traffic-Class Perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode to verify a CoS-to-Traffic-Class mapping. 1. Enter global configuration mode. switch traffic cannot totally 98 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 121
can be extended to support per priority drop thresholds. When the ingress port CoS queue depth breaches switch:admin>cmsh switch>enable switch#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch(config)#qos rcv-queue multicast threshold 1000 1000 1000 1000 switch - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 122
. No support is provided for auto-negotiation. • Pause generation is based on input (receive) queueing. Queue levels are tracked per input port. You can port 0/2. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/2 3. Enable Ethernet Pause on the interface for both TX and RX traffic. switch(conf - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 123
BROCADE interpreted identically to the base Pause protocol; however port. This means queue levels are tracked per input port port 0/2. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/2 3. Enable an Ethernet PFC on the interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/2)#qos flowcontrol pfc 3 tx on rx on Example of enabling - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 124
file. switch#copy running-config startup-config Scheduling Scheduling arbitrates among multiple queues waiting to transmit a frame. The Brocade 8000 supports both priority queue before continuing on to service lower priority traffic classes. A danger with this type of service is that a queue can - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 125
7; higher numbered traffic classes are considered higher priority. The Brocade 8000 provides full flexibility in controlling the number of SP- for SP service and the remaining eight are WRR serviced. Table 19 describes the set of scheduling configurations supported. When you Guide 103 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 126
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL TABLE 19 Supported scheduling considered strictly higher priority than WRR so they are serviced first. Once all SP queues are drained, then switch:admin>cmsh switch>enable switch#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 127
that simultaneously supports SP+WRR service and multiple physical queues with the same service level. Multicast switch:admin>cmsh switch>enable switch#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch(config)#qos queue multicast scheduler dwrr 10 20 30 40 switch - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 128
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 9 Converged Enhanced Ethernet map configuration Converged Enhanced Ethernet map configuration The CEE QoS covers frame classification, priority and traffic class (queue) mapping, congestion control, and scheduling. Under the CEE Provisioning model -enabled Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 129
)#cee-map test Example of creating a CEE map enter CEE-Map CLI configuration submode. switch:admin>cmsh switch>enable switch#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. switch(config)#cee-map test switch(config)#end End with CNTL/Z. 3. Enter the copy command to save the running - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 130
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 9 Converged Enhanced Ethernet map configuration Example of defining a CEE map with a Priority Group Table. PGID PG% PFC 15.0 - N 0 50 Y 1 50 N Description IPC SAN LAN switch:admin>cmsh switch>enable switch#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 131
: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Converged Enhanced Ethernet map configuration 9 switch(config-ceemap)#exit switch(config)#end 4. Enter the copy command to save the running-config file to the startup-config file. switch#copy running-config startup-config Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 132
CEE provisioning map on an interface. switch:root>cmsh switch>enable switch#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/2 switch(conf-if-te-0/2)#cee test switch(conf-if-te-0/2)#exit switch(config)#end 4. Enter the copy - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 133
-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS and PEAP-v0 protocols are supported by the RADIUS server and are transparent to the authenticator switch. When the supplicant logs off, it sends an EAP-logoff message to the Brocade FCoE hardware which then sets the port back to the "unauthorized" state. 802.1x configuration - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 134
to the startup-config file. switch(config)#end switch#copy running-config startup-config Interface-specific administrative tasks for 802.1x It is essential to configure the 802.1x port authentication protocol globally on the Brocade FCoE hardware, and then enable 802.1x and make customized changes - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 135
for the interface port. switch(conf-if-te-1/12)#dot1x enable 4. Configure reauthentication for the interface port. switch(conf-if-te-1/12)#dot1x reauthentication switch(conf-if-te-1/12)#dot1x timeout re-authperiod 4000 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 113 53-1001761 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 136
global configuration mode. 2. Use the interface command to select the interface port to modify. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 1/12 3. Use the no dot1x port-control command to disable 802.1x Authentication. switch(conf-if-te-1/12)#no dot1x authentication 4. Enter the copy command to - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 137
port members from the IGMP control (Join/Leave) packets received on them. The Layer-2 switch also provides for a way to configure forwarding states statically through the CLI. NOTE Brocade Fabric OS 6.4.0 supports sent. The switch ensures the the VLAN, the switch determines that the the switch will - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 138
11 Configuring IGMP DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Multicast routing Multicast routers use IGMP to learn which active on all interfaces. Example switch(config)#ip igmp snooping enable 3. Configure a VLAN port member to be a multi-router interface. Example switch(config)#ip igmp snooping mrouter - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 139
BROCADE from switches that switch(conf-if-vl-25)#ip igmp snooping querier enable is 1000 milliseconds. Example switch(config)#ip igmp last-member 10 seconds. Example switch(config)#ip igmp query switch. This helps you utilize bandwidth more efficiently by setting the switch switch. 1. Enter the enable - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 140
interface vlan 1 4. Use the show ip igmp mrouter to display multicast router (mrouter) port related information for all VLANs, or a specific VLAN. Example switch#show ip igmp snooping mrouter - or - switch#show ip igmp snooping mrouter interface vlan 1 5. When you have reviewed the IGMP statistics - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 141
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL RMON parameters: • Alarms-Monitors a specific management information base (MIB) object for a specified interval, triggers an and events are configured and RMON collection statistics are not enabled. Configuring RMON settings To configure RMON alarms and events, perform - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 142
the interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. Example of selecting the Ten Gigabit Ethernet port number 0/1. switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1 3. Enable the CEE interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#no shutdown 4. Configure RMON Ethernet group statistics on - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 143
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL RMON configuration and management 12 5. Enter the copy command to save the running-config file to the startup-config file. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#exit switch(config)#end switch#copy running-config startup-config Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 121 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 144
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that are not supported on the Brocade 8000 switch or the FCOE10-24 blade: - Virtual fabrics - Admin Domains - Port-based zoning - QoS zoning - Adaptive networking - FC-SP for the FCoE ports - Interop mode - Access Gateway mode - FC routing - Integrated routing - Hot Code Load (HCL) firmware download - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 146
bridges the boundary between the SAN and LAN sections of your network. FCoE configuration tasks require mostly configuration of the interface ports on the Brocade 8000 switch. NOTE To assist you in configuring FCoE, see "FCoE Initialization Protocol" on page 8. Enabling or disabling an FCoE - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 147
switch:admin> fcoe --loginshow [port] specific FCoE F_port. Display FIP configurations. switch:admin> fcoe --fipcfgshow Managing and displaying the FCoE login configuration Another important task in administrating FCoE is configuring the FCoE login information. Enabling Guide 125 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 148
tasks to toggle the availability of FCoE login configuration management. Task Command Enable the FCoE login configuration management switch:admin> fcoelogincfg --enable on the switch (this is a switch-based command, not port-based). Disable the FCoE login configuration management on the - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 149
FCoE login group configuration Another important task in administrating FCoE is configuring the FCoE login information. Creating an FCoE login group The FCoE login group enables you to configure login policies. Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 127 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 150
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 13 Creating and managing the FCoE login group configuration Perform the following task to create an FCoE login group. Task Command Syntax is as follows: • --create-Create a login group. • lgname-Specify the name of the login group for this switch. The maximum length - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 151
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Creating and managing the FCoE login group configuration 13 Renaming an .xx.xx.xx.x. Only specified members are allowed to log into the switch. switch:admin> fcoelogingroup --rename lgname newlgname Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 129 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 152
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BROCADE manually saved using the CEE CLI write or copy commands. CEE configuration management tasks This section describes the typical configuration management tasks you may encounter when administering the Brocade 8000 switch. The current configuration on the switch switch is to the switch to serve - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 154
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 14 CEE configuration management mode. 2. Enter the write command to erase the startup configuration file. switch#write erase Archiving the running configuration file This tasks allows you to archive 132 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 155
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL CEE configuration management tasks 14 1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode. 2. Enter the copy command to archive the running configuration file. switch file. Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 133 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 156
common tasks used to manage the Flash files on the Brocade 8000 switch. The Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference contains complete information on Flash memory directory. switch#dir switch#delete flash://example_filename 134 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 157
on the Brocade 8000 switch. The switch#show logging Display the collection of information needed for technical support. switch#show tech-support NOTE: The supportsave command in Fabric OS includes the debugging data provided by the above commands. Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 158
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DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Symbols authentication server, 111 authenticator, 111 Numerics 8000 CEE switch congestion enable STP on the interface, 62 enabling and disabling, 34 enabling as an edge port for RSTP, MSTP, 59 enabling guard root for STP, RSTP, MSTP, 59 enabling LACP, 69 enabling port - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 160
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clearing counters, 70 configuring system priority, 70 configuring timeout period, 70 displaying LACP information, 71 enabling on a CEE interface, 69 important notes, 69 default LACP configuration, 69 overview troubleshooting tips, 71 LAGs 802.1x, 111 distribution process, 68 overview top-of-the-rack - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 162
CEE maps, 110 congestion control, 98 multicast rate limiting, 101 overview, 91 queuing traffic class mapping, 95 user-priority mapping, 92 queuing overview, 92 rewriting frame header field, 92 scheduling, 102 Quality of Service See QoS Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 163
56 Role-Based Action Control See RBAC root port, CEE switch connecting servers, 29 port configuration, 36 serial number, xx system priority, configuring for LACP, 70 T T11-FC troubleshooting tips, LACP, 71 trunk interface, configuring, 36 trunk mode, 31, 36 trunking, 8 U unsupported features, 123 user - HP 8/40 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 164
switch port, 36 configuring a CEE interface as an access or trunk interface, 36 configuring the MTU on an interface, 34 displaying VLAN information, 40 enabling 31 overview, 31 tagging, 4 W website, Brocade, xix Z zoning, FC, 11 142 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01
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