HP 6125XLG HP 6125XLG Blade Switch FCoE NPV Mode Configuration Guidelines - Page 5

Configuration of NPV mode

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Configuration of NPV mode Configuration Procedure FCoE, DCBX, PFC and ETS must be configured for use of the 6125XLG as an NPV Switch. Each of these configuration steps is described below. FCoE Configuration The following should be configured:  FCoE mode  FCoE VSAN and VLAN  VFC (Virtual FC) interfaces for downlinks and uplinks PFC Configuration The following should be configured for each port:  Enable PFC  PFC negotiation for lossless traffic class with peer ETS Configuration The following should be configured:  QoS queue mapping  WRR guaranteed bandwidth for FCoE  Trust 802.1p priority DCBX Configuration The following need to be configured:  Globally enable LLDP  Enable DCBX TLV advertisement  Negotiate lossless 802.1p priority Contents 5

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Configuration of NPV mode
Configuration Procedure
FCoE, DCBX, PFC and ETS must be configured for use of the 6125XLG as an NPV Switch. Each of
these configuration steps is described below.
FCoE Configuration
The following should be configured:
FCoE mode
FCoE VSAN and VLAN
VFC (Virtual FC) interfaces for downlinks and uplinks
PFC Configuration
The following should be configured for each port:
Enable PFC
PFC negotiation for lossless traffic class with peer
ETS Configuration
The following should be configured:
QoS queue mapping
WRR guaranteed bandwidth for FCoE
Trust 802.1p priority
DCBX Configuration
The following need to be configured:
Globally enable LLDP
Enable DCBX TLV advertisement
Negotiate lossless 802.1p priority