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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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 4
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 Protocol 26 Configuring VLAN Membership 26 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 5
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 5 Ingress VLAN filtering 31 VLAN configuration guidelines and restrictions 33 Default VLAN configuration 33 VLAN configuration and management 34 Enabling and disabling an interface port 34 Configuring the MTU on an interface port 34 Creating a VLAN - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 6
priority 52 Specifying the bridge forward delay 52 Specifying the bridge maximum aging time 53 Enabling the error disable timeout timer 53 Specifying the error disable timeout interval 53 Specifying the port-channel path cost 54 Specifying the bridge hello time (STP and RSTP 54 Specifying the - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 7
Default LLDP configuration 78 LLDP configuration and management 78 Enabling LLDP globally 78 Disabling and resetting and adding rules 87 Modifying MAC ACL rules 87 Removing a MAC ACL 88 Reordering the sequence numbers in a MAC ACL 88 Applying a MAC ACL to a CEE interface 89 Applying a MAC - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 8
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Rewriting 92 Queueing 92 User-priority mapping 92 Traffic class mapping 95 Congestion control 98 Tail drop 98 Ethernet pause 100 Ethernet Priority Flow Control 101 Multicast rate limiting 101 Scheduling 102 Strict priority - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 9
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 13 Chapter 14 RMON configuration and management 119 Default configuration 124 Enabling or disabling an FCoE port 124 Configuring Enabling or disabling FCoE login configuration management 125 Displaying or aborting the current configuration transaction 126 Cleaning - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 10
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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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 12
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priority value of untrusted interfaces 93 IEEE 802.1Q default priority mapping 93 Default user priority for unicast traffic class mapping 96 Default user priority for multicast traffic class mapping 96 Supported scheduling configurations 104 Multicast traffic class equivalence mapping 105 - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 16
• Brocade 7500 • Brocade 7500E • Brocade 7600 • Brocade 7800 • Brocade 8000 • Brocade Encryption 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 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 17
version. What's new in this document This document has been updated for 6.4.0. The following information was added: • New chapter on Internet Group Management Protocol. • New chapter on administering FCoE using Brocade of user-manipulated GUI this guide are presented in this manual follows these - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 20
name and software version, if applicable • Error numbers and messages received • supportSave command output • Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions • Description of any troubleshooting steps already - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 21
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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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 26
the ingress port, the frame is dropped. • If the Ethernet Frame Check Sequence (FCS) is incorrect, because the switch is in cut-through mode, a correctly formatted Ethernet frame is sent out with an incorrect FCS. • If the Ethernet frame is too short, the frame is discarded and the error counter is - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 28
streams are switched to the same outbound port, and some traffic streams send small frames while other traffic streams send large frames, link utilization will not be able to reach 100 percent. When RED is enabled, link utilization approaches 100 percent. • Classification-Setting user priority - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 29
is to permit all frames. LAG ACLs apply to all ports in the LAG. • A standard Ethernet ACL configured on a VLAN is used to permit or deny frames based on the source MAC address. The default is to permit all frames. VLAN ACLs apply to the Switch Vertical Interface (SVI) for the VLAN. • An extended - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 31
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 when the ENode logs in to the switch. FIP login FIP login operates as follows: • ENodes can log in to the Brocade - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 32
not match. The ENode logout is updated in the VN_port table. FPMA is supported. • Implicit logout-With the ENode directly connected to a CEE port, if the port that the ENode is attached to goes offline, the Brocade FCoE hardware implicitly logs out that ENode. ENode logout is updated in the VN_port - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 34
1 FCoE queuing DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL • ENodes can access all FC devices with no zoning-ENodes can access all FC devices in the fabric when cfgdisable is issued and Default Zone is set to All Access Mode. • Field replacement-When a Brocade FCoE hardware is replaced in the field, you can - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 35
the same tools traditionally used for 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 the following features for - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 36
when the switch reboots. During the boot sequence, the switch resets all configuration settings 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 - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 40
no Negate a command or set its defaults If the question mark (?) is typed within an incomplete 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 - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 45
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 of traffic flowing through an interface, FCoE, TCP/IP, and so on. • The minimum bandwidth required for each traffic - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 47
CEE-capable hosts and switches and allow CEE-specific parameters-such as those for ETS and PFC-to be sent before the link is shared. DCBX parameters use a type-length-value (TLV) format. By default, DCBX is turned on, but there are two TLVs that must be enabled to support FCoE on a CEE link - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 48
. switch(conf-lldp)#advertise dcbx-fcoe-app-tlv switch(conf file. switch(conf-lldp)#exit switch(config)#end switch#copy switches in a LAN. The Brocade FCoE hardware supports . switch(conf-rstp)#exit switch(config)#end switch#copy IP subnets and all the end stations in a particular IP subnet - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 53
segment. VLANs are typically associated with IP subnetworks and all the end stations in a particular IP subnet belong to the same VLAN. 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 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 54
is enabled by default on all Layer 2 interfaces. This ensures that VLANs are filtered on the incoming port (depending on the user configuration). based on port VLAN membership. • Port VLAN membership is configured through the CEE CLI. • Dynamic VLAN registration is not supported. • The Brocade - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 55
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 FCoE hardware. The aging time is between 10 and 1000000 seconds. The default is 300 seconds - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 57
and management 4 Example of setting the MTU value to 4200. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#mtu 4200 Creating a VLAN interface On Brocade FCoE hardware, VLANs are treated as interfaces from a configuration point of view. By default all the CEE ports are assigned to VLAN 1 (VLAN ID equals 1). The vlan_ID - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 61
supported: • Ethernet hexadecimal (0x0000 through 0xffff) • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) • Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) • FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) • IP version rule command to configure a MAC address-based VLAN classifier rule. switch(config)#vlan classifier rule 5 mac 0008. - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 aging time. The default is 300 seconds. NOTE based on whether you want to specify an aging time or disable the aging time for MAC addresses: switch switch - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 64
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guidelines and restrictions 49 •Default STP, RSTP, and MSTP configuration 50 •STP, RSTP, and MSTP configuration and management 51 •Configuring STP, RSTP, or MSTP on CEE interface ports 58 STP overview The IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) runs on bridges and switches that are 802.1D - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 67
tree topology is completed, the network 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 recommends leaving other STP variables at their default values. For more information on - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 68
timer" on page 53. switch(conf-stp)#error-disable-timeout enable 7. Configure the error-disable-timeout interval value. For details, see "Specifying the error disable timeout interval" on page 53. 8. switch(conf-stp)#error-disable-timeout interval 60 9. Configure the port-channel path cost. For - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 71
links. • LAGs are treated as normal links and by default are enabled for STP. • You can have 16 MSTP instances and one MSTP region. • Create VLANs before mapping them to MSTP instances. • The MSTP force-version option is not supported. • For load balancing across redundant paths in the network - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 72
disable timeout timer Error disable timeout interval Port-channel path cost Bridge hello time Flush MAC addresses from the VLAN FDB By default, STP, RSTP, and MSTP are disabled 32768 15 seconds 20 seconds Disabled 300 seconds Standard 2 seconds Enabled Table 9 lists the switch defaults that apply - HP 8/80 | 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 turning on another form. By default, STP, RSTP, and MSTP are not enabled. Perform the following steps switch(conf-mstp)#shutdown Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 51 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/80 | 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 enable STP, RSTP, or MSTP. switch 4096. The default priority is 32678. switch(conf-stp)# - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 77
be compatible, and therefore enabled using this command. The default is Cisco interoperability is disabled. NOTE This command is necessary because the "version 3 length" field in the MSTP BPDU on some legacy Cisco switches does not conform to current standards. To enable Brocade FCoE hardware to - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 78
0 through 255. The default is 0. To specify a revision number for an MSTP configuration, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode. 1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode. 2. Enter the protocol command to enable MSTP. switch(config)#protocol spanning - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 80
individual 10-Gigabit Ethernet CEE interface ports on Brocade FCoE hardware. Enabling automatic edge detection From the CEE interface, use this command to automatically identify the edge port. The port can become an edge port if no BPDU is received. By default, automatic edge detection is disabled - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 81
. With the guard root enabled on an interface, the switch is able to restrict which interface is allowed to be the spanning tree root port or the path to the root for the switch. The root port provides the best path from the switch to the root switch. By default, guard root is disabled. Converged - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 82
mode from Privileged EXEC mode. 2. Enter the interface command to 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. 60 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 83
spanning-tree command to enable port fast on the CEE interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree portfast Specifying the port priority From the CEE interface, use this command to specify the port priority. The range is 0 through 240 in increments of 16. The default is 128. Converged Enhanced - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 84
sent on the CEE interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree restricted-tcn Enabling spanning tree From the CEE interface, use this command to enable spanning tree on the CEE interface. By default, spanning tree is disabled. 62 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 86
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sharing. • Rapid configuration and reconfiguration. The Brocade FCoE hardware supports the following trunk types: • Static, standards-based LAG. • Dynamic, standards-based LAG using LACP. • Static, Brocade-proprietary LAG. • Dynamic, Brocade-proprietary LAG using proprietary enhancements to LACP - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 91
to standards-based and Brocade-proprietary LAG configurations except where specifically noted otherwise. Follow these LACP configuration guidelines and restrictions when configuring LACP: • All ports on the Brocade FCoE hardware can operate only in full-duplex mode. • QoS-In the Fabric OS version - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 94
, check the interface for possible CRC errors by entering the show interface link-name command on the neighboring switch. • Make sure that the fiber length has this problem, the show port-channel command displays the following: Mux machine state : Deskew not OK. If a Brocade-based static trunk - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 95
maintain accurate network topologies and simplify LAN troubleshooting in multi-vendor environments. To efficiently and effectively operate the various devices in a LAN you must ensure the correct and valid configuration of the protocols and applications that are enabled on these devices. With Layer - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 96
currently supports three categories of TLVs. Brocade's LLDP implementation adds a proprietary Brocade 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 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 97
TLV-Indicates the vendor for the switch, host, or router where the port resides. - Primitive supported/version TLV-Indicates where the link-level primitives are supported (if supported) and the link-level primitive version. Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 75 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 98
DCBX requires version number checking communicate capabilities supported between Brocade FCoE hardware to control the scheduling and priority-based bandwidth based SAN traffic share the remaining bandwidth. Table 12 displays three traffic groups: IPC, LAN, and SAN. ETS allocates the bandwidth based - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 99
hardware. The Brocade FCoE hardware supports two DCBX versions: • CEE version (1.0.1)-Based on the CEE standard. • Pre-CEE version. To accommodate the different DCBX versions, the Brocade FCoE hardware provides the following options. • Auto-sense (plug and play) This is the default. The Brocade FCoE - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 101
parameter values that apply globally to all interfaces. Specifying a system name for the Brocade FCoE hardware The global system name for LLDP is useful for differentiating between switches. By default, the "host-name" from the chassis/entity MIB is used. By specifying a descriptive system name - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 103
the FCoE traffic (that is, the incoming FCoE traffic will have that priority). The default value is 0x08. NOTE FCoE traffic is only supported on the priority level that also has flow control enabled. This means that the final advertised FCoE priority consists of the configured FCoE priority setting - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 105
and slot/port number. Example of selecting the Ten Gigabit Ethernet port number 0/10. switch(config)#interface version command keywords, see "DCBX interaction with other vendor devices" on page 77. The default is to automatically detect the DCBX version. Example switch(conf-if-te-0/10)#lldp version - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 107
In this chapter •ACL overview 85 •Default ACL configuration 86 •ACL configuration guidelines and restrictions 86 •ACL configuration and management 86 ACL overview NOTE In the Brocade Fabric OS v6.4.0 release, only Layer 2 MAC access control lists (ACLs) are supported. ACLs filter traffic for the - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 108
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL • VLANs Default ACL configuration Table 14 lists the default ACL configuration. TABLE 14 Default MAC ACL configuration Parameter MAC ACLs Default setting By default required to enable FCoE on the Brocade 8000 switch, refer to MAC ACL" on page 88. To create a standard - HP 8/80 | 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 numbers in a MAC ACL" on page 88. Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 87 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 110
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 8 ACL configuration 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 number of 60. 88 Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 111
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 2 switch port. 4. Enter the mac-access-group command to specify - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 112
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101 •Scheduling 102 •Converged Enhanced Ethernet map configuration 106 QoS overview Quality of Service (QoS) provides you with the capability to control how the traffic is moved from switch to switch . Queues are selected based on ingress ports, egress ports, and configured user priority level. • - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 115
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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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 117
to save the running-config file to the startup-config file. switch#copy running-config startup-config Traffic class mapping The Brocade 8000 supports eight unicast traffic classes for isolation and to control servicing for different priorities of application data. Traffic classes are numbered from - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 118
default traffic class mappings per port. Once the traffic class mapping has been resolved 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 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 119
to below best effort Traffic Class 0, all other CoS go through unchanged. This mapping matches the default behavior recommended 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 - HP 8/80 | 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 memory is exhausted. This is the default behavior when no additional QoS has Guide 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 125
Robin (DWRR) is an improved version of WRR. DWRR remembers the classes are considered higher priority. The Brocade 8000 provides full flexibility in controlling service and the remaining eight are WRR serviced. Table 19 describes the set of scheduling configurations supported Guide 103 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 128
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)#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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 135
startup-config file. switch(conf-if-te-1/12)#exit switch(config)#end switch#copy running-config startup-config Configuring 802.1x timeouts on specific interface ports NOTE While you are free to modify the timeouts, Brocade recommends that you leave timeouts set to their default values. To configure - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 138
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 interface tengigabitethernet 0/1 4. Repeat step 3 for each port in the VLAN, as needed. 5. Activate the default IGMP querier - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 139
BROCADE switches that wish to receive IP default IGMP querier functionality for the VLAN. Example switch(conf-if-vl-25)#ip igmp snooping querier enable The default is 10 seconds. Example switch(config)#ip igmp switch. This helps you utilize bandwidth more efficiently by setting the switch to forward IP - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 140
or interface. Example switch#show ip igmp snooping statistics 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 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 141
default, no RMON alarms and events are configured and RMON collection statistics are not enabled. Configuring RMON settings To configure RMON alarms and events, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode. 1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode. switch - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 142
you to display collection statistics. By default, RMON Ethernet group statistics are not enabled. To collect RMON Ethernet group statistics 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 - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 144
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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 - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 147
logged into a 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 or disabling - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 148
Enable the FCoE login configuration management switch:admin> fcoelogincfg --enable on the switch (this is a switch-based command, not port-based). current configuration transaction. Command switch:admin> fcoelogincfg --transshow switch:admin> fcoelogincfg --transabort Cleaning up login groups and - HP 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | 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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 152
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remote location. • Downloading a configuration file from a remote location to the switch to serve as the startup-config file or the running-config file. • Downloading a configuration file from a remote location to the switch Flash. Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 131 53-1001761 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 154
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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#copy running-config ftp://jsmith:password Administrator's Guide 133 53-1001761-01 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 156
. ftp://jsmith:password@/archive/test_filename startup-config} Display the contents of the running configuration file. switch#show running-config Flash file management commands Table 24 describes the common tasks used to manage the Flash files on the Brocade 8000 switch. The Converged - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 157
for CEE components. 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 135 53 - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 158
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STP, RSTP, MSTP, 59 enabling LACP, 69 enabling port fast, 61 path cost, configuring for STP, RSTP, MSTP, 58 restricting the port from becoming a root port for STP, RSTP, MSTP, 62 restricting the topology change notification for STP, RSTP, MSTP, 62 spanning-tree defaults, 50 specifying a link type - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 160
edge detection, configuring for STP, RSTP, MSTP, 58 edge port, enabling a CEE interface as an edge port for RSTP, MSTP, 59 Enhanced Transmission Selection See ETS error disable timeout interval, configuring for STP, RSTP, MSTP, 53 error disable timeout, configuring for STP, RSTP, MSTP, 53 Ethernet - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 161
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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 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 163
and restrictions, 49 configuration procedures, 51 default configuration, 50 displaying STP-related information, 58 overview, 43 supplicant, 111 switch connecting servers, 29 port configuration, 36 serial number, xx system priority, configuring for LACP, 70 T T11-FC-BB5, 1 technical help, xix telnet - HP 8/80 | Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001761-0 - Page 164
a Layer 2 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 and disabling a CEE interface, 34 important notes, 34 VLAN classifier groups, 40 VLAN classifier rules, 38 default configuration
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