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Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Network Diagram ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Hardware Installation............................................................................................................................................... 5
Fabric Extender Management Model ...................................................................................................................... 5
Fabric Connectivity Options ................................................................................................................................... 6
Static Pinning Fabric Interface Connection ........................................................................................................... 6
PortChannel Fabric Interface Connection ............................................................................................................. 7
Configuring a Fabric PortChannel ......................................................................................................................... 8
Virtual PortChannel Connection ........................................................................................................................... 10
Configuring a vPC ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Server Network Teaming ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Creating Host-Side vPC for Server Links with LACP .......................................................................................... 13
Configuring the HP Blade Server (Microsoft Windows 2008 Release 2) ............................................................. 14
Fibre Channel over Ethernet ................................................................................................................................. 17
Configuring FCoE ............................................................................................................................................... 17
Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and B22HP for FCoE ........................................................................ 19
Debug Commands ................................................................................................................................................. 24
show fex .............................................................................................................................................................. 24
show fex detail .................................................................................................................................................... 25
show interface brief ............................................................................................................................................. 26
show interface ethernet 103/1/1 .......................................................................................................................... 28
show vlan ............................................................................................................................................................ 29
show interface fex-fabric ..................................................................................................................................... 30
Cisco Nexus Configurations ................................................................................................................................. 31
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch 1 Configuration ............................................................................................... 31
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch 2 Configuration ............................................................................................... 35
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................. 40
For More Information ............................................................................................................................................. 41
