Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL
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Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 7
Configuration scenarios ............................................................................................... 9
Prior to deployment ............................................................................................... 10
CNA’s Used for this deployment document ................................................................... 10
Scenario 1: Deploying the Dell Force10 MXL FSB in a Cisco 5000 series switch (NPIV) environment . 11
Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL for FIP-Snooping.......................................................... 14
Configuring the Cisco 5000 series switch with firmware ver 5.x for a single connection from the
Dell Force10 MXL ................................................................................................... 18
Special instructions concerning deployment with Intel x520 CNA ........................................ 21
Basic validation for the Force10 MXL configuration ......................................................... 25
Basic Troubleshooting Areas ..................................................................................... 35
Scenario 2: Configuring multiple uplinks into LAG for Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch (switch - NPIV)
environment .......................................................................................................... 37
Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch for a multiple link LAG/PortChannel (link
aggregation) connection at the Top-of-Rack.................................................................. 38
Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL for FIP-Snooping.......................................................... 41
Scenario 3: Configuring multiple uplinks (LAG/PortChannel) for Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch (
NPV
mode) environment ................................................................................................. 46
Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch with firmware ver 5.x in NPV mode for a multiple
link LAG (link aggregation) connection from the Dell Force10 MXL ...................................... 47
Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL for FIP-snooping with Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch in NPV
mode. ................................................................................................................ 48
Scenario 4: Configuring multiple uplinks into vPC on Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch .................. 49
Configuring the Cisco 5000 series switch for vPC and connections from the Dell Force10 MXL ..... 50
Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL switch for a PortChannel connection into Cisco Nexus 5000 series
switch with vPC configured ...................................................................................... 56
Configuring the Cisco 5000 series switch with vPC and connections from the Dell Force10 MXL with
FCoE .................................................................................................................. 60
Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL switch with connections to Cisco Nexus vPC configuration with
FCoE .................................................................................................................. 64
Appendix A – Basic terminology .................................................................................... 68
CLI .................................................................................................................... 68
CMC ................................................................................................................... 68
FIP-Snooping ........................................................................................................ 68
FIP-Snooping bridge (FSB) ........................................................................................ 68
FCF ................................................................................................................... 68
