Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces; Information About Fibre Channel Interfaces; Licensing Requirements For Fibre Channel; Physical Fibre Channel Interfaces - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces

This chapter contains the following sections:
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Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces

Information About Fibre Channel Interfaces

Licensing Requirements for Fibre Channel

On Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches, Fibre Channel capability is included in the Storage Protocol Services
license.
Ensure that you have the correct license installed (N5010SS or N5020SS) before using Fibre Channel interfaces
and capabilities.
You can configure virtual Fibre Channel interfaces without a Storage Protocol Services license, but these
Note
interfaces will not become operational until the license is activated.

Physical Fibre Channel Interfaces

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches provide up to sixteen physical Fibre Channel uplinks. The Fibre Channel
interfaces are supported on optional expansion modules. The Fibre Channel expansion module contains eight
Fibre Channel interfaces. The Fibre Channel plus Ethernet expansion module contains four Fibre Channel
interfaces.
Each Fibre Channel port can be used as a downlink (connected to a server) or as an uplink (connected to the
data center SAN network). The Fibre Channel interfaces support the following modes: F, NP, E, TE, and SD.
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