Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s - Manual (Page 72)

Figure 8. FIP Snooping on an Aggregator
The following sections describes how to configure the FIP snooping feature on a switch that functions as
a FIP snooping bridge so that it can perform the following functions:
• Performs FIP snooping (allowing and parsing FIP frames) globally on all VLANs or on a per-VLAN basis.
• Set the FCoE MAC address prefix (FC-MAP) value used by an FCF to assign a MAC address to an ECoE
end-device (server ENode or storage device) after a server successfully logs in
• Set the FCF mode to provide additional port security on ports that are directly connected to an FCF.
• Check FIP snooping-enabled VLANs to ensure that they are operationally active.
• Process FIP VLAN discovery requests and responses, advertisements, solicitations, FLOGI/FDISC
requests and responses, FLOGO requests and responses, keep-alive packets, and clear virtual-link
messages.
How FIP Snooping is Implemented
As soon as the Aggregator is activated in an Dell PowerEdge FX2 server chassis as a switch-bridge,
existing VLAN—specific and FIP snooping auto-configurations are applied. The Aggregator snoops FIP
packets on VLANs enabled for FIP snooping and allows legitimate sessions. By default, all FCoE and FIP
frames are dropped unless specifically permitted by existing FIP snooping-generated ACLs.
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