License
Product
FCoE does not require a license. For a complete
explanation of the Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme
and how to obtain and apply licenses, see the
Cisco
NX-OS Licensing Guide.
Cisco MDS 9500 Series
Guidelines and Limitations
Cisco Nexus 7000: Guidelines and Limitations
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You cannot enable FCoE on default VLAN.
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The QoS policy must be the same on all Cisco FCoE switches in the network.
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Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 6.1, FCoE is supported on F2 and F2e Series modules.
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FCoE supports only F2e (SFP+) modules.
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FCoE does not support F2e (Copper) modules.
FCoE VDC
FCoE in a dedicated storage VDC has the following guidelines:
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Enable the FCoE feature set in only one VDC.
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Create VLANs in the FCoE allocated VLAN range.
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Do not enable any other features other than storage-related features in the dedicated FCoE VDC.
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Allocate resources for the dedicated FCoE VDC from an F Series module, such as the 32-port 1- and
10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module (PID N7K-F132XP-15) .
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Rollback is not supported in a storage VDC.
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FCoE support on F2 and F2e Series modules, SF248XP-25 requires Supervisor 2 module.
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F2 and F2e series modules cannot exist in the same VDC with any other module type. This applies to
both LAN and storage VDCs.
Shared Interfaces
Any change in protocol state that flaps the parent port of a shared interface because of any port feature
also affects the FCOE traffic on the storage vdc.
Note
The following interface config modes are not allowed while sharing an interface from Ethernet vdc to a storage
vdc:
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SPAN destination
Cisco NX-OS FCoE Configuration Guide for Nexus 7000 and MDS 9500
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FCoE
Guidelines and Limitations
