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Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Network Diagram ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
Hardware Installation ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Fabric Extender Management Model ..................................................................................................................... 6
Fabric Connectivity Options ................................................................................................................................... 7
Statically Pinned Fabric Interface Connection ....................................................................................................... 7
Port Channel Fabric Interface Connection ............................................................................................................ 9
Configuring a Fabric Port Channel ...................................................................................................................... 10
Virtual Port Channel Connection .......................................................................................................................... 13
Configuring a vPC ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Server Network Teaming ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Creating Host-Side vPC for Server Links with LACP .......................................................................................... 17
Fibre Channel over Ethernet ................................................................................................................................. 21
Configuring FCoE ................................................................................................................................................ 21
Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and B22 for IBM for FCoE ................................................................ 22
iSCSI Configuration ............................................................................................................................................... 27
Virtual Network Adapter Partitioning ................................................................................................................... 30
Debug Commands ................................................................................................................................................. 35
show fex ............................................................................................................................................................... 35
show fex detail ..................................................................................................................................................... 36
show interface brief .............................................................................................................................................. 37
show interface ethernet 191/1/1 .......................................................................................................................... 42
show vlan ............................................................................................................................................................. 43
show interface fex-fabric ...................................................................................................................................... 44
Cisco Nexus Configurations ................................................................................................................................. 45
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch 1 Configuration ............................................................................................... 45
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch 2 Configuration ............................................................................................... 56
Conclusion .............................................................................................................................................................. 70
For More Information ............................................................................................................................................. 70
