Ipfc; Ipfc Configuration Guidelines - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

IPFC

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Command
Step 2
switch(config)# ip default-network 190.10.1.0
switch(config)# ip route 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 131.108.3.4
switch(config)# ip default-network 10.0.0.0
IPFC
IPFC provides IP forwarding or in-band switch management over a Fibre Channel interface (rather than
out-of-band using the Gigabit Ethernet mgmt 0 interface). You can be use IPFC to specify that IP frames
can be transported over Fibre Channel using encapsulation techniques. IP frames are encapsulated into
Fibre Channel frames so NMS information can cross the Fibre Channel network without using an overlay
Ethernet network.
Once the VSAN interface is created, you can specify the IP address for that VSAN. You can assign an
IPv4 address or an IPv6 address.
See the
Note
configuring IPv6 on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches.
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IPFC Configuration Guidelines

Follow these guidelines to configure IPFC:
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
44-6
Chapter 47, "Configuring IPv6 for Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces"
IPFC Configuration Guidelines, page 44-6
Configuring an IPv4 Address in a VSAN, page 44-7
Verifying the VSAN Interface Configuration, page 44-7
Enabling IPv4 Routing, page 44-7
Verifying the IPv4 Routing Configuration, page 44-7
IPFC Configuration Example, page 44-8
Create the VSAN to use for in-band management, if necessary.
Configure an IPv4 address and subnet mask for the VSAN interface.
Enable IPv4 routing.
Verify connectivity.
Chapter 44 Configuring IP Services
Purpose
Configures the IPv4 address for the
default network (190.10.1.0).
Defines a static route to network
10.0.0.0 as the static default route.
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