Configuration Preparation; Configuration Steps - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

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Configuration preparation

Configuration preparation

Before you begin to configure FCIP, do the following:
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Configuration steps

The following is a list of the major steps in configuring FCIP on the 7800 switch or FX8-24 blade:
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Determine the amount of bandwidth that will be required for the RDR, FICON or tape
application to be deployed.
The WAN link has been provisioned and tested for integrity.
Cabling within the data center has been completed.
Equipment has been physically installed and powered on.
Make sure you have admin access to all switches and blades you need to configure.
For the 7800 switch, determine if copper or optical ports will be used for GbE ports 0 and 1.
For the FX8-24 blade, determine which of the three possible GbE port operating modes will be
used.
Obtain IP addresses for each GbE port you intend to use, plus the netmask and MTU size.
NOTE
The 7800 switch and FX8-24 blade support a maximum MTU size of 1500 in this release.
Determine the gateway IP address and netmask as needed for each route across the WAN. You
may also assign a metric to each route to prioritize their use based on expected performance.
Determine if there is any reason to turn off selective acknowledgement (SACK). Because SACK
improves performance for most installations, it is turned on by default.
Determine the VE_port numbers you want to use. The VE_port numbers serve as tunnel IDs.
Determine source and destination IP addresses for circuit 0, and the minimum and maximum
committed rates for circuit 0. These values are set by the portCfg fciptunnel create command.
Determine how many additional FCIP circuits you want to create. You will need the source and
destination IP addresses for the circuit, and the minimum and maximum committed rates for
the circuit. You will need to know if you intend to assign metrics to circuits to implement
standby circuits. For all circuits except circuit 0, these values are set by the portCfg fcipcircuit
create command.
Persistently disable VE_ports.
If required, configure VEX_ports.
For the 7800 switch, set the media type for GbE ports 0 and 1.
For the FX8-24 blade, set the GbE port operating mode
Assign IP addresses to the GbE ports.
Create one or more IP routes using the portCfg iproute command.
Test the IP connection using the portCmd --ping command.
Create FCIP tunnels and FCIP circuits, and enable or disable features.
Persistently enable the VE_ports.
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