Fcip Concepts - Cisco MDS 9000 series Configuration Manual

About FCIP
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This section includes the following topics:
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FCIP Concepts

To configure IPS modules or MPS-14/2 modules for FCIP, you should have a basic understanding of the
following concepts:
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FCIP and VE Ports
Figure 2-2
and Cisco's extended ISLs (EISLs).
FCIP virtual E (VE) ports behave exactly like standard Fibre Channel E ports, except that the transport
in this case is FCIP instead of Fibre Channel. The only requirement is for the other end of the VE port
to be another VE port.
A virtual ISL is established over an FCIP link and transports Fibre Channel traffic. Each associated
virtual ISL looks like a Fibre Channel ISL with either an E port or a TE port at each end (see
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services Configuration Guide
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FCIP Concepts, page 2-2
FCIP High-Availability Solutions, page 2-4
Ethernet PortChannels and Fibre Channel PortChannels, page 2-7
FCIP and VE Ports, page 2-2
FCIP Links, page 2-3
FCIP Profiles, page 2-4
FCIP Interfaces, page 2-4
describes the internal model of FCIP with respect to Fibre Channel Inter-Switch Links (ISLs)
Chapter 2 Configuring FCIP
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Figure 2-2).