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Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, and 8024F
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Step by Step explanation of the CLI example
Configure – this brings you into the configuration interface.
o feature FCOE – enables the feature for FCOE as long as the licensing and FC modules are
installed.
o feature NPIV – enables the FC ports to accept multiple logins (Necessary for Compellent).
o feature LACP – enables the switch to be able to use port-channel groups in a LACP mode.
o feature LLDP – enables the switch to use LLDP which is needed for DCBx negotiations. Some
switch versions will have this on by default and the entry will not be needed.
o system qos
o service-policy type qos input fcoe-default-in-policy
service-policy type queuing input fcoe-default-in-policy
service-policy type queuing output fcoe-default-out-policy
service-policy type network-qos fcoe-default-nq-policy
- these are qos settings that are in place by default on the 5010 and 5020 Cisco Nexus
switches. These settings will have to be input for the 5548 and 5596 Cisco Nexus
switches.
o system default switchport trunk mode auto – sets trunk mode to auto for FC ports; optionally
this can be set to off, or on if needed.
o vlan 20 – this is the VLAN to be used for the Native VLAN.
o vlan 1000 - this is the VLAN being used for FCoE in this example
fcoe vsan 2 – this establishes the previous VLAN 1000 as an FCoE VLAN in VSAN 2.
o vsan database – enter into the vsan database interface.
vsan 2 – initializes VSAN 2
vsan 2 interface vfc1 – set interface vfc1 to be part of VSAN 2
vsan 2 interface fc2/1 – set interface fc2/1 to be part of VSAN 2
o interface vfc1 – selects virtual fc interface vfc1 (vfc1 is an example and can be a different
number based on the admin’s choice at configuration time).
Bind interface Ethernet1/1 – this binds interface Ethernet 1/1 to the virtual fc
interface which in this case is vfc1. This is one form of binding the VFC. The other form
would be to bind the VFC to the FCoE FIP MAC address of the CNA being used. Examples
of this will be included later in the document.
no shutdown – turns the virtual interface on since default is shutdown.
o Interface fc2/1 – selects the fc2/1 interface (which will typically be the first fibre channel port
on the Nexus 5020.
no shutdown – turns the fc2/1 interface on since default is shutdown.
o interface Ethernet 1/1 – selects interface Ethernet 1/1
switchport mode trunk – set switchport mode to trunk for the 2 VLAN’s.
switchport trunk allowed vlan 1000 – add allowed VLAN 1000 to the trunk.