Purpose
Command or Action
Enables the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) feature
in the default VDC. This feature is required for FCoE
operation.
feature lldp
Example:
switch(config)# feature lldp
Step 3
(Optional)
Enables the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
feature in the default VDC. This feature is considered a best
practice for FCoE operation.
feature lacp
Example:
switch(config)# feature lacp
Step 4
Enters Quality of service (QoS) configuration mode.
system qos
Example:
switch(config)# system qos
Step 5
Enables the QoS policy that supports FCoE traffic. The
policy-name
default is default-nq-8e-policy.
service-policy type network-qos policy-name
Example:
switch(config-sys-qos)# service-policy type
network-qos default-nq-7e-policy
Step 6
(Optional)
Displays information about the enabled features.
show feature
Example:
switch(config-sys-qos)# show feature
Step 7
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
copy running-config startup-config
Example:
switch(config-sys-qos)# copy running-config
startup-config
Step 8
What to Do Next
You must create a storage VDC and allocate resources to finish enabling FCoE.
Cisco MDS 9500: Enabling FCoE
The Cisco MDS 9500 switch automatically enables the FCoE feature when an FCoE-capable module is present
in the chassis. You must enable supporting features and the appropriate QoS policy for FCoE.
Before You Begin
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Do not enable FCoE on VLAN 1 or the native VLAN.
Cisco NX-OS FCoE Configuration Guide for Nexus 7000 and MDS 9500
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FCoE
Enabling FCoE
