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DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL FCoE configuration using the Fabric OS CLI Chapter 13 In this chapter •FCoE configuration guidelines and restrictions 123 •Managing and displaying the FCoE configuration 124 FCoE configuration guidelines and restrictions Follow these FCoE configuration guidelines and restrictions when configuring FCoE: • Speed negotiation-The Brocade 8000 switch supports auto-negotiated FC link speeds of 2, 4, and 8 Gbps. The Ethernet ports of the Brocade 8000 switch do not support auto-negotiation of Ethernet link speeds. The Ethernet ports only support 10-Gigabit Ethernet. • Features 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 - Extended fabrics - FICON • The CEE configuration database is maintained in a file separate from the Fabric OS configuration database. Fabric OS configuration management procedures remain unchanged. • FCoE to FCoE traffic across two FCOE10-24 blades can only reach 68% line rate using a port based routing policy. Using an exchange based routing policy can avoid the performance drop. • Only WWN zoning of FCoE VF ports is supported. Port-based zoning of the FCoE VF port is not supported. Additionally, inclusion of FCoE VF ports in a zone which has port-based zone members (such as zone members specified by their respective domain and index) is not supported. Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 123 53-1001761-01

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DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL
Chapter
13
FCoE configuration using the Fabric OS CLI
In this chapter
FCoE configuration guidelines and restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Managing and displaying the FCoE configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
FCoE configuration guidelines and restrictions
Follow these FCoE configuration guidelines and restrictions when configuring FCoE:
Speed negotiation—The Brocade 8000 switch supports auto-negotiated FC link speeds of 2, 4,
and 8 Gbps. The Ethernet ports of the Brocade 8000 switch do not support auto-negotiation of
Ethernet link speeds. The Ethernet ports only support 10-Gigabit Ethernet.
Features 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
-
Extended fabrics
-
FICON
The CEE configuration database is maintained in a file separate from the Fabric OS
configuration database. Fabric OS configuration management procedures remain unchanged.
FCoE to FCoE traffic across two FCOE10-24 blades can only reach 68% line rate using a port
based routing policy. Using an exchange based routing policy can avoid the performance drop.
Only WWN zoning of FCoE VF ports is supported. Port-based zoning of the FCoE VF port is not
supported. Additionally, inclusion of FCoE VF ports in a zone which has port-based zone
members (such as zone members specified by their respective domain and index) is not
supported.