Chapter 40 Configuring Fcip; Fcip Concepts; Fcip And Ve Ports - HP Cisco MDS 9020 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

About FCIP
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
Figure 40-1
Switch 1
FCIP uses TCP as a network layer transport.
For more information about FCIP protocols, refer to the IETF standards for IP storage at
Note
http://www.ietf.org. Also refer to Fibre Channel standards for switch backbone connection at
http://www.t11.org
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 40-2
(ISLs) 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
Figure
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
40-2
Fibre Channel SANs Connected by FCIP
Switch 2
Fibre
Channel
fabric
IP router
(see FC-BB-2).
FCIP Concepts, page 40-2
FCIP High-Availability Solutions, page 40-4
Ethernet PortChannels and Fibre Channel PortChannels, page 40-7
FCIP and VE Ports, page 40-2
FCIP Links, page 40-3
FCIP Profiles, page 40-4
FCIP Interfaces, page 40-4
describes the internal model of FCIP with respect to Fibre Channel Inter-Switch Links
40-2).
Virtual (E)ISL
Switch 3
WAN
IP router
Chapter 40 Configuring FCIP
Switch 4
Fibre
Channel
fabric
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