11–Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
FCoE Boot from SAN
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3.
Ensure DCB/DCBX is enabled on the device (
). FCoE boot is
only supported on DCBX capable configurations. As such, DCB/DCBX must
be enabled, and the directly attached link peer must also be DCBX capable
with parameters that allow for full DCBX synchronization.
Figure 11-2. FCoE Boot<Variable>—Enable DCB/DCBX
4.
On some platforms, you may need to set the boot protocol through system
BIOS configuration in the integrated devices pane as described above.
For all other devices, set the
Boot Protocol
field to
FCoE
in the MBA
) through CCM.
Figure 11-3. FCoE Boot<Variable>—Select FCoE Boot Protocol