Fcip Services Configuration Guidelines - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

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FCIP services configuration guidelines

FCIP services configuration guidelines
There are multiple configuration requirements and options associated with FCIP services. The
following general guidelines may be helpful. The steps are presented in an order that minimizes the
number of times ports need to be disabled and enabled. In practice, the steps do not have to be
taken in this order.
1. Determine if you are implementing IPsec.
2. Determine which FCIP tunnel you want to configure.
3. Persistently disable the VE_ports before you configure them.
4. Determine if any of the virtual ports should be VEX_Ports, and configure them using the
5. Create an IP interface using the portCfg ipif command. Refer to
6. Create one or more IP routes using the portCfg iproute command. Refer to
7.
8. Test the IP connection using the portCmd
9. Create an FCIP tunnel using the portCfg fciptunnel command. Refer to
10. If you are implementing FICON emulation, configure FICON emulation using the portCfg ficon
11. If you are implementing FTRACE, configure FTRACE using the portCfg ftrace command.
12. Check the configuration to ensure that the parameters are correct using the portShow
13. Persistently enable the VE_ports using the portCfgPersistentEnable command.
14. Create the same configuration on the Brocade 7500 Extension Switch or FC4-18i blade at the
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IPsec configuration may be done at any time, but defining IPsec policies first ensures that they
will be available when FCIP tunnels are configured. Refer to
instructions.
Each FCIP tunnel is associated with a specific virtual port, and a specific Ethernet port, as
shown in Table 7. For example, if you want to configure FCIP tunnel 0, you need to configure
virtual port 16, and define an IP interface and one or more IP routes over ge0.
Ports on a new Brocade 7500 Extension Switch or FR4-18i blade are persistently disabled by
default. On a Brocade 7500 Extension Switch or FC4-18i blade that has already been installed
and configured, check the EX_Port status using the portCfgShow command, and persistently
disable the ports using the portCfgPersistentDisable command before you configure them.
Refer to "Setting persistently disabled ports"
portCfgVEXPort command. Refer to
routes" for specific instructions.
interfaces and routes" for specific instructions.
If you are implementing VLAN tagging, create a static ARP entry for the IP interface using the
portCfg arp command. Refer to
and routes" for specific instructions.
tunnel" on page 61 for specific instructions.
command. Refer to the Fabric OS FICON Administrator's Guide for specific instructions.
fciptunnel command.
other end of the tunnel.
for a description.
"Configuring VEX_Ports"
"Creating IP interfaces and routes"
ping command. Refer to
--
"IPsec configuration" for specific
for specific instructions.
"Creating IP interfaces and
"Creating IP
for specific instructions.
"Creating IP interfaces
"Creating an FCIP
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