Enabling FCoE ···························································································································································· 28

FCoE enabling configuration task list ·························································································································· 28

Enabling FCoE for a VLAN and mapping the VLAN to a VSAN ············································································· 28

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 28

Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 29

Configuring an FC-MAP value ······································································································································ 29

Configuring an FKA advertisement interval value ······································································································ 29

Configuring the FCF priority ········································································································································· 31

Configuring the system FCF priority ···················································································································· 31

Configuring the VFC interface FCF priority ········································································································ 31

Displaying and maintaining FCoE ······························································································································· 31

FCoE enabling configuration example ························································································································ 32

Network requirements ··········································································································································· 32

Configuring VSANs ··················································································································································· 37

VSAN fundamentals······················································································································································· 37

Creating a VSAN ··························································································································································· 41

Configuring the trunk mode ·········································································································································· 41

Configuring an access VSAN ······································································································································· 42

Assigning an interface to a VSAN as an access port ······················································································· 42

Assigning interfaces to a VSAN as access ports in bulk ·················································································· 42

Configuring a trunk VSAN ············································································································································ 43

Displaying and maintaining VSANs ···························································································································· 43

VSAN configuration examples ····································································································································· 43

VSAN configuration example by using FC interfaces ······················································································· 43

VSAN configuration examples by using VFC interfaces ··················································································· 46

Building a fabric ························································································································································· 50

Overview ········································································································································································· 50

Principal switch selection ······································································································································ 50

Domain ID assignment ·········································································································································· 51

FC address assignment ········································································································································· 52

Fabric building configuration task list ·························································································································· 52

Building a fabric statically ···································································································································· 53

Building a fabric dynamically ······························································································································ 53

Enabling or disabling the fabric configuration feature ······························································································ 54

Setting a fabric name ···················································································································································· 54

Setting the switch priority ·············································································································································· 54

Configuring an allowed domain ID list ························································································································ 55

Configuring a domain ID for a switch ························································································································· 56

Binding the WWN of an N_Port to an FC address ··································································································· 56

Configuring fabric timers ·············································································································································· 57

Configuring fabric timers in system view ············································································································ 57

Configuring fabric timers in VSAN view ············································································································ 57

Configuring fabric reconfiguration ······························································································································· 58

Enabling the automatic reconfiguration feature ································································································· 58

Manually initiating a fabric reconfiguration ······································································································· 58

Configuring an FC interface to reject incoming RCF requests ·················································································· 59

Enabling SNMP notifications ········································································································································ 59

Configuring RSCN aggregation ··································································································································· 59

RSCN ······································································································································································ 59

RSCN aggregation ················································································································································ 60

Configuring and obtaining FC4 information of nodes ······························································································ 60