HP 6125XLG R2306-HP 6125XLG Blade Switch FCoE Command Reference - Page 7

VFC interface and FIP commands, bind interface

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The switch can only convert from non-FCoE mode to one FCoE mode, or vice versa, and it cannot convert directly among the two FCoE modes. To convert among the two FCoE modes, first convert the switch to non-FCoE mode. After converting the switch to non-FCoE mode, FCoE-related configurations in the original FCoE mode are cleared. Examples # Configure the switch to operate in FCF mode. system-view [Sysname] fcoe-mode fcf # Convert the switch operating in FCF mode to NPV mode. [Sysname] undo fcoe-mode All current FC configuration will be lost. Continue? [Y/N]:y [Sysname] fcoe-mode npv VFC interface and FIP commands bind interface Use bind interface to bind the VFC interface to a specified Ethernet interface. Use undo bind interface to remove the binding. Syntax bind interface interface-type interface-number [ mac mac-address ] undo bind interface Default A VFC interface is not bound to any Ethernet interface. Views VFC interface view Predefined user roles network-admin Parameters interface-type interface-number: Specifies an interface by its type and number. This interface can only be a Layer 2 Ethernet interface or Layer 2 aggregate interface. mac mac-address: Specifies the bound peer FCoE MAC address, in the format of XXXX-XXXX-XXXX and six bytes in length. Usage guidelines To make a VFC interface work, bind it to a physical Ethernet interface. The VFC interface sends and receives packets through the Ethernet interface bound to it. To use one physical link to carry multiple VFC interfaces, you must bind these VFC interfaces to different peer FCoE MAC addresses, but you can bind them to one Layer 2 Ethernet interface. The FCoE MAC address identifies the device that communicates with a VFC interface. For a point-to-multipoint network, the FCoE MAC address must be bound. For a point-to-point network, the FCoE MAC address may not be bound. 2

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The switch can only convert from non-FCoE mode to one FCoE mode, or vice versa, and it cannot convert
directly among the two FCoE modes. To convert among the two FCoE modes, first convert the switch to
non-FCoE mode. After converting the switch to non-FCoE mode, FCoE-related configurations in the
original FCoE mode are cleared.
Examples
# Configure the switch to operate in FCF mode.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] fcoe-mode fcf
# Convert the switch operating in FCF mode to NPV mode.
[Sysname] undo fcoe-mode
All current FC configuration will be lost. Continue? [Y/N]:y
[Sysname] fcoe-mode npv
VFC interface and FIP commands
bind interface
Use
bind interface
to bind the VFC interface to a specified Ethernet interface.
Use
undo bind interface
to remove the binding.
Syntax
bind interface
interface-type interface-number
[
mac
mac-address
]
undo bind interface
Default
A VFC interface is not bound to any Ethernet interface.
Views
VFC interface view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
interface-type interface-number
: Specifies an interface by its type and number. This interface can only be
a Layer 2 Ethernet interface or Layer 2 aggregate interface.
mac
mac-address
: Specifies the bound peer FCoE MAC address, in the format of XXXX-XXXX-XXXX and
six bytes in length.
Usage guidelines
To make a VFC interface work, bind it to a physical Ethernet interface. The VFC interface sends and
receives packets through the Ethernet interface bound to it.
To use one physical link to carry multiple VFC interfaces, you must bind these VFC interfaces to different
peer FCoE MAC addresses, but you can bind them to one Layer 2 Ethernet interface. The FCoE MAC
address identifies the device that communicates with a VFC interface. For a point-to-multipoint network,
the FCoE MAC address must be bound. For a point-to-point network, the FCoE MAC address may not be
bound.