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FC and FCoE overview ················································································································································ 1
Storage area network ······················································································································································· 1
FC SAN ·············································································································································································· 1
FC protocol ········································································································································································ 2
Basic concepts ·························································································································································· 2
Communication flow ················································································································································ 4
VSAN ········································································································································································· 5
FC zone ····································································································································································· 5
FCoE ··················································································································································································· 5
Basic concepts ·························································································································································· 6
How FCoE works ······················································································································································ 7
FCoE modes ···································································································································································· 10
FCF mode ······························································································································································· 10
NPV mode ······························································································································································ 11
Transit mode ·························································································································································· 11
Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 12
FC and FCoE configuration guidelines ····················································································································· 13
Installing a license ·························································································································································· 13
Configuring the switch to operate in advanced mode ······························································································· 13
Configuring the FCoE mode ········································································································································· 13
FC and FCoE features supported in different FCoE modes ······················································································· 14
Configuring FC interfaces ·········································································································································· 15
Changing the port type between a Layer 2 Ethernet interface and an FC interface ·············································· 15
Configuring an FC interface ········································································································································· 15
Displaying and maintaining FC interfaces ·················································································································· 16
Configuring VFC interfaces ······································································································································· 17
Configuring a VFC interface ········································································································································· 17
Displaying and maintaining VFC interfaces ················································································································ 18
Enabling FCoE ···························································································································································· 19
FC configuration task list ··············································································································································· 19
Enabling FCoE for a VLAN and mapping the VLAN to a VSAN ············································································· 19
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 19
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 20
Configuring the FC-MAP value ····································································································································· 20
Configuring the FKA advertisement interval value ····································································································· 20
Configuring the FCF priority ········································································································································· 22
Configuring the system FCF priority ···················································································································· 22
Configuring the VFC interface FCF priority ········································································································ 22
Displaying and maintaining FCoE ······························································································································· 22
FCoE enabling configuration example ························································································································ 23
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 23
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 23
Configuring VSANs ··················································································································································· 27
VSAN fundamentals······················································································································································· 27
Creating a VSAN ··························································································································································· 31
Configuring the trunk mode ·········································································································································· 31
