Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL
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Flow of additional configuration for FCoE on Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch with vPC
Figure 51.
Enable additional
features
Connect to first
Cisco Nexus 5000
Series Switch
Configure FC
ports and settings
if using unified
ports
Configure VSAN(s)
and FCoE VLAN(s)
feature fcoe
feature npiv
feature npv – if
needed
Slot 2
port 15-16 type fc
copy run start
reload -
* caution
this is rebooting the
switch, but is
necessary for this step
Vsan
database
vsan 2
Vlan 1000
fcoe vsan
2
Configure VFC
interfaces for
binding to
PortChannel
interface vfc1
bind interface port-
channel20
no shutdown
Configure VSAN
database matching VFC
and FC interfaces
vsan database
vsan 2 interface vfc1
vsan 2 interface fc2/15
vsan 2 interface fc2/16
Configure individual
ports for FCoE LAG/
PortChannel from MXL
interface ethernet 1/5-6
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk native vlan 20
switchport trunk allowed vlan 20,1000
channel-group 20 mode active
no shut
interface port-channel20
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk native vlan 20
switchport trunk allowed vlan 20,1000
no shutdown
Create additional LAG/
PortChannel for FCoE
connection from MXL
Configure zones and
zonesets
zone name blade1 vsan 2
member interface fc2/15
member pwwn
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
zoneset name set1 vsan 2
member blade1
zoneset activate name set1
vsan 2
Key Items:
CAUTION: The reload step that is necessary for changing the unified ports to FC ports
will cause a reboot of the switch and loss of any traffic previously running on the
Nexus switch.
·
The additional configuration settings shown in the figure are similar or the same to
previous scenarios. It is simply adding the FCoE settings in on top of the vPC
configuration already in place.
·
Note that the VFC interface is bound to the newly added PortChannel from the MXL
FCoE connection