beautypg.com

Switch configuration, Fabric switch configuration, Brocade* 8000 series fcoe switch – Dell Intel PRO Family of Adapters User Manual

Page 8: Cisco nexus* 5000 series switch platform

background image

Back to Contents Page

Switch Configuration for Intel® Ethernet FCoE Protocol Driver:

Intel® FCoE/DCB User Guide

Nexus/Cisco Switch Platform

Brocade Switch Platform

NOTES:

In the following examples, the assumption is made that the VLAN and VSAN configurations have already been

performed.

For more installation details check with your switch vendor's documentation:

Cisco Nexus*

Brocade

*

Cisco Nexus* 5000 Series Switch Platform

For the Nexus/Cisco switch platform, a virtual interface is needed to bind the Ethernet port to the FC forwarder or FCF. Assume

port 1/3 in the following example.

Commands to enable trunk mode for an Ether port:

configure
interface ethernet 1/3
switchport mode trunk
spanning-tree port type edge trunk
exit

Commands to create a VFC:

configure
interface vfc 3
bind interface ethernet 1/3
no shutdown
exit

Brocade* 8000 Series FCoE Switch

For the Brocade 8000 series FCoE switch, assuming port 1/3, vlan 101 for FCoE, use:

configure terminal
interface TenGigabitEthernet 1/3
switchport
switchport mode converged
vlan classifier activate group 1 vlan 101
no shutdown
cee default
exit

NOTES: The "cmsh" command must be issued before the "configure terminal" command will function properly.

Please read all

restrictions and disclaimers

.

Back to Contents Page