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FCoE overview ····························································································································································· 1
Storage area network ·······················································································································································1
FC SAN ··············································································································································································1
FC protocol ········································································································································································2
Basic concepts ··························································································································································2
Communication flow ················································································································································3
VSAN·········································································································································································4
FC zone ·····································································································································································4
FCoE ···················································································································································································5
Basic concepts ··························································································································································5
How FCoE works ······················································································································································7
FCoE modes·······································································································································································8
FCF mode ··································································································································································9
NPV mode ·································································································································································9
Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 10
Configuring an FCoE mode ······································································································································ 11
FCoE features supported in different FCoE modes ····································································································· 11
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 11
Configuring VFC interfaces and FIP·························································································································· 13
VFC interfaces and FIP configuration task list ············································································································· 13
Configuring a VFC interface ········································································································································· 13
Enabling FCoE for a VLAN and mapping a VSAN to the VLAN ············································································· 14
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 14
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 14
Configuring the FC-MAP value ····································································································································· 15
Configuring the FKA advertisement period value
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Configuring the FCF priority ········································································································································· 16
Configuring the system FCF priority ···················································································································· 16
Configuring the VFC interface FCF priority ········································································································ 16
Displaying and maintaining VFC interfaces and FIP ·································································································· 16
VFC interfaces and FIP configuration example ··········································································································· 17
Network requirements··········································································································································· 17
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 17
Setting up a fabric ····················································································································································· 21
Overview········································································································································································· 21
Principal switch selection ······································································································································ 21
Domain ID assignment ·········································································································································· 22
FC address assignment ········································································································································· 23
Fabric setup configuration task list ······························································································································· 23
Building a fabric statically ···································································································································· 23
Building a fabric dynamically ······························································································································ 24
Enabling or disabling the fabric configuration function ···························································································· 24
Setting a fabric name ···················································································································································· 25
Setting the switch priority ·············································································································································· 25
Configuring the allowed domain ID list ······················································································································· 26
Configuring a domain ID for a switch ························································································································· 26
Configuring the mapping between the N_Port WWN and the FC address ··························································· 27