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Chapter 24 Configuring IP Storage
Configuring FCIP
Checking for Interface Errors
To check for interface errors, follow these steps:
Step 1
Be sure you are connected to a switch that contains an IPS module.
Step 2
Open Device Manager.
Step 3
Choose
IP > FCIP
.
Step 4
Click the
Interface Errors
tab (if it is not already selected) to see a list of FCIP-specific
end-point/interface errors in the FCIP Interface Errors dialog box.
Creating FCIP Tunnels with Fabric Manager
To create and manage FCIP tunnels with Fabric Manager, you use the FCIP Wizard. First verify that the
IPS module is inserted in the required Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches, and that the switches’ Gigabit
Ethernet interfaces are connected and the connectivity verified. The steps in creating FCIP tunnels using
the FCIP Wizard are:
•
Select the endpoints
•
Choose the interfaces’ IP addresses
•
Specify link attributes
To create FCIP tunnels using the FCIP Wizard, follow these steps:
Step 1
Open the FCIP Tunnels Wizard by clicking on its icon in the Fabric Manager toolbar.
Figure 24-10
FCIP Tunnels Wizard
Step 2
Choose the endpoints.
Step 3
Choose the ports’ IP addresses.
Step 4
Choose the link attributes.
Advanced FCIP Profile Configuration
A basic FCIP configuration uses the local IP address to configure the FCIP profile. In addition to the
local IP address and the local port, you can specify other TCP parameters as part of the FCIP profile
configuration.
