Fcoe Requirements - Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2552E Application Manual

FCoE Requirements

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The following are required for implementing FCoE using the Lenovo ThinkSystem
NE2552E Flex Switch (NE2552E) with ENOS 8.4 software:
 The NE2552E must be connected to the Fibre Channel network through an FCF
such as a Lenovo RackSwitch G2864CS or a CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable
Switch.
 For each NE2552E port participating in FCoE, the connected server must use the
supported Converged Network Adapter (CNA) and have the FCoE license
enabled (if applicable) on the CNA.
 CEE must be turned on (see "Turning CEE On or Off" on page
is on, the DCBX, PFC, and ETS features are enabled and configured with default
FCoE settings. These features may be reconfigured, but must remain enabled in
order for FCoE to function.
 FIP snooping must be turned on (see "FCoE Initialization Protocol Snooping" on
page 249). When FIP snooping is turned on, the feature is enabled on all ports by
default. The administrator can disable FIP snooping on individual ports that do
not require FCoE, but FIP snooping must remain enabled on all FCoE ports for
FCoE to function.
 An FCOE VLAN must always be set as tagged and never set as a native VLAN.
246). When CEE
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