FCoE overview ····························································································································································· 1

Storage area network ······················································································································································· 1

FC SAN ·············································································································································································· 1

FC protocol ········································································································································································ 2

Basic concepts ·························································································································································· 2

Communication flow ················································································································································ 3

VSAN ········································································································································································· 4

FC zone ····································································································································································· 4

FCoE ··················································································································································································· 5

How FCoE works ······················································································································································ 7

FCoE modes ······································································································································································· 8

FCF mode ·································································································································································· 9

NPV mode ································································································································································· 9

Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 10

Configuring an FCoE mode ······································································································································ 11

FCoE features supported in different FCoE modes ····································································································· 11

Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 11

Configuring VFC interfaces and FIP ·························································································································· 13

VFC interfaces and FIP configuration task list ············································································································· 13

Configuring a VFC interface ········································································································································· 13

Enabling FCoE for a VLAN and mapping a VSAN to the VLAN ············································································· 14

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 14

Configuring the FC-MAP value ····································································································································· 15

Configuring the FKA advertisement period value ······································································································· 15

Configuring the FCF priority ········································································································································· 16

Configuring the system FCF priority ···················································································································· 16

Configuring the VFC interface FCF priority ········································································································ 16

Displaying and maintaining VFC interfaces and FIP ·································································································· 16

VFC interfaces and FIP configuration example ··········································································································· 17

Network requirements ··········································································································································· 17

Setting up a fabric ····················································································································································· 21

Overview ········································································································································································· 21

Principal switch selection ······································································································································ 21

Domain ID assignment ·········································································································································· 22

FC address assignment ········································································································································· 23

Fabric setup configuration task list ······························································································································· 23

Building a fabric statically ···································································································································· 23

Building a fabric dynamically ······························································································································ 24

Enabling or disabling the fabric configuration function ···························································································· 24

Setting a fabric name ···················································································································································· 25

Setting the switch priority ·············································································································································· 25

Configuring the allowed domain ID list ······················································································································· 26

Configuring a domain ID for a switch ························································································································· 26

Configuring the mapping between the N_Port WWN and the FC address ··························································· 27