Configuring Fcoe Npv; Information About Fcoe Npv - Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring FCoE NPV

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Information About FCoE NPV

FCoE NPV is supported on the Cisco Nexus devices. The FCoE NPV feature is an enhanced form of FIP
snooping that provides a secure method to connect FCoE-capable hosts to an FCoE-capable FCoE forwarder
(FCF) switch. The FCoE NPV feature provides the following benefits:
• FCoE NPV does not have the management and troubleshooting issues that are inherent to managing
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Information About FCoE NPV, page 37
FCoE NPV Model, page 39
Mapping Requirements, page 40
Port Requirements, page 41
NPV Features, page 41
vPC Topologies, page 42
Supported and Unsupported Topologies, page 43
Guidelines and Limitations, page 47
FCoE NPV Configuration Limits, page 47
Default Settings, page 48
Enabling FCoE and Enabling NPV, page 49
Enabling FCoE NPV, page 49
Configuring NPV Ports for FCoE NPV, page 50
Verifying FCoE NPV Configuration, page 50
Configuration Examples for FCoE NPV, page 51
hosts remotely at the FCF.
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