Dell Force10 MXL Deployment Manual page 16

Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL
Step by step explanation of CLI example
configure – this brings the prompt into the configuration interface.
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feature fip-snooping – This configures the global enablement of the FIP-Snooping feature on the
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switch.
protocol lldp – Sets the global enablement of LLDP on the switch.
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service-class dynamic dot1p – This sets the switch to globally honor dot1p priorities for traffic on
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the switch.
default vlan-id 20 – This established the default and native vlan for the switch (in this case 20 is
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used).
interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/1 – configure internal interfaces that connect to the blade
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servers.
portmode hybrid – configuring portmode hybrid will allow for the native VLAN untagged,
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and a tagged VLAN to exist on the port together. This is similar to switchport mode trunk in
industry standard CLI.
 switchport – this configures the port as a layer 2 port.
protocol lldp – this moves into the lldp protocol settings.
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dcbx port-role auto-downstream – with this command the port-role is established
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as a dcbx capable downstream port to communicate with blade server CNA ports.
spanning-tree pvst edge-port – configure port as an edge port for spanning-tree behavior
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no shutdown – configures the port as active.
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 exit – exits interface configuration mode
interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/52
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portmode hybrid – configuring portmode hybrid will allow for the native VLAN untagged,
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and a tagged VLAN to exist on the port together. This is similar to switchport mode trunk in
industry standard CLI.
 switchport – this configures the port as a layer 2 port.
fip-snooping port-mode fcf – enables the port for fip-snooping from an FCF connection
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 protocol lldp – this moves into the lldp protocol settings.
no advertise dcbx-tlv ets-reco – this settings establishes that the ETS
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recommended configuration TLV's should not be advertised for manual type
settings. Instead they should be determined via negotiations
 dcbx port-role auto-upstream – with this command the port-role is established as
a dcbx capable upstream port to communicate with top-of-rack FCF switches such
as the Cisco Nexus 5000 series.
no shutdown – configures the port as active.
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exit – exits interface configuration mode
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interface ManagementEthernet 0/0 – steps into configuration of the management port for the
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switch. Note that this port is a logical port connected through the CMC's management port.
ip address 172.25.188.143/16 – set IP address matching the infrastructure
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no shutdown – set port active
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interface Vlan 20 – Initializes VLAN 20 for use.
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exit – exits interface configuration mode
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interface Vlan 1000 – Initializes VLAN 1000 for use. This VLAN will be the FCoE VLAN that will pass
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the storage traffic after the intial FIP negotiations occur on the native or default VLAN.
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