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Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on
Dell Force 10 MXL
A Dell Deployment Guide
Kevin Locklear
Manjesh Siddamurthy
Network Enabled Solutions

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  • Page 1 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL A Dell Deployment Guide Kevin Locklear Manjesh Siddamurthy Network Enabled Solutions...
  • Page 2 The content is provided as is, without express or implied warranties of any kind. © 2011 - 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Dell and its affiliates cannot be responsible for errors or omissions in typography or photography. Dell, the Dell logo, and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Prior to deployment ....................10 CNA’s Used for this deployment document ..............10 Scenario 1: Deploying the Dell Force10 MXL FSB in a Cisco 5000 series switch (NPIV) environment . 11 Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL for FIP-Snooping............14 Configuring the Cisco 5000 series switch with firmware ver 5.x for a single connection from the Dell Force10 MXL ....................
  • Page 4 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL PFC ........................68 ETS........................69 IOM ........................69 NPIV ........................69 NPV ........................69 VSAN ........................69 Appendix B – Full CLI examples ................... 70 Force10 MXL CLI example ..................70 Cisco Nexus 5548UP CLI example ................
  • Page 5 Dell Force10 MXL Blade Switch (10/40GbE) and available modules....... 7 Figure 2. FlexIO Modules that can be used as part of the Dell Force10 MXL switch ....... 7 Figure 3. Port mapping for Dell Force10 MXL expansion modules ..........8 Figure 4.
  • Page 6 FCoE configuration (can be copied and pasted) ........... 54 Figure 47. Flowchart of MXL configuration to connection into dual Nexus vPC configuration... 56 Figure 48. CLI configuration example: configuring Dell Force10 MXL (MXL-1) for uplinking into Cisco vPC(can be copied and pasted) ................. 57 Figure 49.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Introduction The new Dell™ Force10 MXL has the T11, BB-5 compliant FIP- Snooping Bridge featureset. With an available FCF (Fiber Channel Forwarder), this switch will pass FCoE traffic for storage availability.

  • Page 8: Figure 3. Port Mapping For Dell Force10 Mxl Expansion Modules

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 3. Port mapping for Dell Force10 MXL expansion modules Dell Force10 MXL - Port Mapping QSFP+ 2 X 40Gb QSFP+ 8 X 10 SFP+ SFP+ 4 X 10Gb 10G-BaseT 4 X 10Gb...

  • Page 9: Configuration Scenarios

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Configuration scenarios The following sections will present very basic examples of deploying the 10G switches for FIP-Snooping and will provide step-by-step explanations of the CLI commands as a guide. Consult the table of contents above for a list of examples covered in this document.

  • Page 10: Prior To Deployment

    Switches. If the switches are in a stacked configuration stacking should be disabled. Please refer to the Dell Force10 MXL user’s guide or the Dell Force10 MXL Stacking guide for further details on disabling or changing stacking ports. If the configuration is used in this manner proper congestion behavior, lossless Ethernet and reliability cannot be guaranteed.

  • Page 11: Scenario 1: Deploying The Dell Force10 Mxl Fsb In A Cisco 5000 Series Switch (Npiv) Environment

    Scenario 1: Deploying the Dell Force10 MXL FSB in a Cisco 5000 series switch (NPIV) environment This first example is a basic, single connection between devices example using the Dell Force10 MXL. This configuration is being shown for the purposes of simplification and potentially easing into the progression of a more in-depth setup.

  • Page 12: Figure 6. Deployment Planning And Configuration

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL The flowchart in the following figure is a general overview of how the deployment will occur. This includes the basic planning that will need to take place in order for most of the steps in the rest of the document to fall into place.

  • Page 13: Figure 7. Deployment Planning And Configuration Continued From Previous Flowchart

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 7. Deployment planning and configuration continued from previous flowchart – Check basic ethernet connectivity on the applicable VLAN Missing Basic Basic Ethernet Ethernet Connectivity Connectivity Good · Check physical links.

  • Page 14: Configuring The Dell Force10 Mxl For Fip-Snooping

    Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL for FIP-Snooping The Dell Force10 MXL switches will monitor FIP packets and will establish the proper filtering, and priorities for the FCoE traffic that is passed through the configured links. To see an example of the full...

  • Page 15: Figure 9. Example Commands For Dell Force10 Mxl (Can Be Copied And Pasted)

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Command-Line Interface Method Figure 9. Example commands for Dell Force10 MXL (can be copied and pasted) feature fip-snooping protocol lldp exit service-class dynamic dot1p default vlan-id 20 interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/1 portmode hybrid...
  • Page 16 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Step by step explanation of CLI example configure – this brings the prompt into the configuration interface. feature fip-snooping – This configures the global enablement of the FIP-Snooping feature on the switch.
  • Page 17 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL tagged TenGigabitEthernet 0/1,52 – This adds these ports to the tagged VLAN 1000.  fip-snooping enable – Enables FIP-snooping for this VLAN which will set all ports involved  to have MTU or Jumbo Frames (mini) of size 2500 no shutdown –...

  • Page 18: Configuring The Cisco 5000 Series Switch With Firmware Ver 5.X For A Single Connection From The Dell Force10 Mxl

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Configuring the Cisco 5000 series switch with firmware ver 5.x for a single connection from the Dell Force10 MXL Figure 10. Cisco Nexus 5000 series configuration sequence Connect Cisco Configure FC ports and...

  • Page 19: Figure 11. Sample Cli For Cisco Nexus 5020 (Can Be Copied And Pasted)

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL The following CLI commands are necessary for an un-configured Cisco 5548UP. The CLI will show additional lines that are either default or can’t be changed and are not added for this example. The CLI will also show the lines in a different order after they have been entered.
  • Page 20 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Step by step explanation of the CLI example Configure – this brings you into the configuration interface. feature FCOE – enables the feature for FCOE as long as the licensing and FC modules are installed.

  • Page 21: Special Instructions Concerning Deployment With Intel X520 Cna

    Special instructions concerning deployment with Intel x520 CNA The Intel x520 CNA is one of the various choices for CNA’s that can be used with the Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers. With the card installed it will necessary to insure that the ISCSI portion of the driver is not installed.

  • Page 22: Figure 14. M1000E Chassis Management Controller -> Server Overview -> Properties -> Wwn/Mac

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL This is what the downlink (server facing port) additional settings should look like. These additional command line “dcbx version CEE” will configure the port to only use the CEE version of DCBX and not negotiate other values. This setting is currently necessary for the Intel x520 CNA for use with FCoE and applicable storage.

  • Page 23: Figure 15. "Show Interface Brief" Command

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Basic Validation for the Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch configuration In order to have a fully supported configuration the cables or SFP+ transceivers must only be Cisco- branded products for the Cisco Nexus. The following command is used to give a port status overview: show interface brief.

  • Page 24: Figure 16. "Show Spanning-Tree Summary" Command

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Check the spanning tree configuration. Blocking ports should be understood and when they show in this entry it should be the number expected. Otherwise it could be that an unintentional cable loop has been created that will need to be resolved.

  • Page 25: Basic Validation For The Force10 Mxl Configuration

    In other words if the Cisco Nexus 5548 has been configured based on the CLI examples in this document but the Dell Force10 MXL has not been configured many of the results shown here will not match. The storage device and SAN switches will also need to be configured if using NPV mode.

  • Page 26: Figure 20. "Show Fip-Snooping Config

    ------- -------- 1000 TRUE 0X0EFC00 The Force10 MXL’s FIP-snooping FCF connection information can be checked by using: show fip-snooping fcf. This command will display the FCF’s MAC address, the connecting interface and applicable VLAN configured for the connection. Figure 21.

  • Page 27: Figure 23. "Show Fip-Snooping Sessions

    NOTE: The above figure “show fip-snooping sessions” has some display overlap which will be somewhat typical based on screen size of the terminal being used. Using the Force10 MXL, fip-snooping statistics can be validated using: show fip-snooping statistics. This command will display the various counters applicable to the fip- snooping feature Figure 24.

  • Page 28: Figure 25. "Show Fip-Snooping Statistics"- Continued

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL NOTE: the previous figure “show fip-snooping statistics” was continued from previous page. Also only the internal port that is currently connected to an FCoE CNA is displayed here. When the command is run all the ports will be shown. If the ports are not involved in FCoE the counters will display 0, These counters are also cumulative so they will capture more and more results over time.

  • Page 29: Figure 26. "Show Interfaces Dcbx Detail

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL The following command will show vital information on the DCBX configuration. Type: show interfaces dcbx detail. This command will show more specific detail about the configuration that has been negotiated between the devices. In this example interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/3 is used as a downlink to a host server and CNA installed in that system.

  • Page 30: Figure 27. "Show Interfaces Dcbx Detail" - Continued

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 27. “show interfaces dcbx detail” - continued Local DCBX Status ----------------- DCBX Operational Version is 0 DCBX Max Version Supported is 0 Sequence Number: 1 Acknowledgment Number: 1 Protocol State: In-Sync...

  • Page 31: Figure 28. "Show Interfaces Pfc Detail

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 28. “show interfaces pfc detail” MXL-B1-Rack3015# show interfaces pfc detail Interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/3 Admin mode is on Admin is enabled Remote is enabled, Priority list is 3 Remote Willing Status is enabled...

  • Page 32: Figure 29. "Show Interfaces Ets Detail

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL The following command will show vital information on the ETS settings in the configuration. Type: show interfaces ets detail. This command will show more specific detail about the ETS configuration that has been negotiated between the devices. In this example interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/3 is used as a downlink to a host server and CNA installed in that system.

  • Page 33: Figure 30. "Show Interfaces Ets Detail" - Continued

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 30. “show interfaces ets detail” - continued Remote Willing Status is enabled Local Parameters : ------------------ Local is enabled TC-grp Priority# Bandwidth ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 0,1,2,4,5,6,7 50 % 50 % Oper status is internally propagated...

  • Page 34: Figure 31. "Show Interfaces Ets Detail" - Continued

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 31. “show interfaces ets detail” - continued Remote Parameters : ------------------- Remote is enabled TC-grp Priority# Bandwidth ------------------------------------------------ 0,1,2,4,5,6,7 50 % 50 % Remote Willing Status is disabled Local Parameters :...

  • Page 35: Basic Troubleshooting Areas

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Basic Troubleshooting Areas Figure 32. Basic troubleshooting areas Problem Potential Problem Area Potential Fix Basic Connectivity Between CNA and MXL Series switch is not present (ping Connect or Change cable and...
  • Page 36 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Problem Potential Problem Area Potential Fix Check VFC entries applicable to the connection and make sure "no ENode's or FCF entries are not present The VFC entry may not be enable (no shutdown"...

  • Page 37: Scenario 2: Configuring Multiple Uplinks Into Lag For Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch (Switch - Npiv) Environment

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Scenario 2: Configuring multiple uplinks into LAG for Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch (switch - NPIV) environment Figure 33. Multiple port link (LAG) configuration between switches and storage CISCO NEXUS N5548P...

  • Page 38: Configuring The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch For A Multiple Link Lag/Portchannel (Link Aggregation) Connection At The Top-Of-Rack

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch for a multiple link LAG/PortChannel (link aggregation) connection at the Top-of-Rack. The typical scenario in a business environment consists of more than one connection or uplink for bandwidth and redundancy.

  • Page 39: Figure 35. Multiple Port Link (Port-Channel/Lag) Cisco Nexus 5548 Configuration

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Command-Line Interface Figure 35. Multiple port link (port-channel/LAG) Cisco Nexus 5548 configuration feature lacp vlan 1000 fcoe vsan 2 vsan database vsan 2 vsan 2 interface vfc1 vsan 2 interface fc2/15...
  • Page 40 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Step by step explanation of CLI example (only covering the differences from the single port configuration) interface port-channel1 switchport mode trunk -   switchport trunk native vlan 20 switchport trunk allowed vlan 1000 ...

  • Page 41: Configuring The Dell Force10 Mxl For Fip-Snooping

    Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL for FIP-Snooping This is an example of the necessary CLI commands for Dell Force10 MXL switch configured with two links in a LAG or port-channel uplinked to the Cisco Nexus 5548UP. This provides more bandwidth and fail-over capability which would be more typical in the larger enterprise or datacenter infrastructure.

  • Page 42: Figure 37. Multiple Port Uplink (Lag) Mxl Configuration (Can Be Copied And Pasted)

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Command-Line Interface Method Figure 37. Multiple port uplink (LAG) MXL configuration (can be copied and pasted) configure default vlan-id 20 interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/1 no ip address mtu 2500 portmode hybrid switchport...

  • Page 43: Figure 38. Multiple Port Uplink (Lag) Mxl Configuration (Can Be Copied And Pasted) - Continued

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 38. Multiple port uplink (LAG) MXL configuration (can be copied and pasted) - continued interface Port-channel 5 no ip address mtu 2500 portmode hybrid switchport fip-snooping port-mode fcf no shutdown...
  • Page 44 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Step by step explanation of Dell Force10 MXL CLI example with multiple port (LAG) uplink (this only covers the differences from the single port configuration). interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/1 – configure internal interfaces that connect to the blade servers.
  • Page 45 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL dcbx port-role auto-upstream – with this command the port-role is established as a dcbx capable upstream port to communicate with top-of-rack FCF switches such as the Cisco Nexus 5000 series. no shutdown – configures the port as active.

  • Page 46: Scenario 3: Configuring Multiple Uplinks (Lag/Portchannel) For Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch (Npv Mode) Environment

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Scenario 3: Configuring multiple uplinks (LAG/PortChannel) for Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch (NPV mode) environment Figure 39. Multiple link configuration between switches and storage Brocade 300 / 5100 CISCO NEXUS N5548P...

  • Page 47: Configuring The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch With Firmware Ver 5.X In Npv Mode For A Multiple Link Lag (Link Aggregation) Connection From The Dell Force10 Mxl

    Cisco Nexus ToR is many times set in an aggregation mode or NPV to simply pass FC out to another terminating switch (in our example Brocade 300 or 5100).The following pictures and examples describe a two link LAG from a Dell Force10 MXL to the Cisco 5548UP with the Cisco switch set in NPV mode. Command-Line Interface Method Figure 40.

  • Page 48: Configuring The Dell Force10 Mxl For Fip-Snooping With Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch In Npv Mode

    The FC interfaces will no longer show up and the “show flogi database” command is no longer available. Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL for FIP-snooping with Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch in NPV mode. The configuration will be the same as previously mentioned in the single or multiple port...

  • Page 49: Scenario 4: Configuring Multiple Uplinks Into Vpc On Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch

    The following scenarios will step through setting up the vPC configuration and then adding FCoE to the configuration. The naming conventions for the two Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches will be Nex5K-1 for the first switch and Nex5K-2 for the second. The Dell Force10 MXL switches are named similarly. MXL-1, and MXL-2.

  • Page 50: Configuring The Cisco 5000 Series Switch For Vpc And Connections From The Dell Force10 Mxl

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Configuring the Cisco 5000 series switch for vPC and connections from the Dell Force10 MXL Figure 43. Initial vPC configuration without FCoE links Management LAN Peer Keep-Alive Peer Keep-Alive vPC Peer Link...

  • Page 51: Figure 44. Flow Of Vpc Configuration On Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 44. Flow of vPC configuration on Cisco Nexus 5000 series switches Connect to first Configure vpc Cisco Nexus 5000 Enable features domain and peer- Series Switch keepalive feature vpc vpc domain 1...
  • Page 52 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Key Items: · vPC domain number can be any chosen number as long as it does not conflict with other switches in the infrastructure, but it also match on both vPC peer switches.

  • Page 53: Figure 45. Cli Configuration Example: Vpc On Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch (Primary Switch), Without Fcoe Configuration (Can Be Copied And Pasted)

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 45. CLI configuration example: vPC on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch (primary switch), without FCoE configuration (can be copied and pasted) feature vpc feature lacp vpc domain 1 role priority 1000 peer-keepalive destination 172.25.188.61...

  • Page 54: Figure 46. Cli Configuration Example: Vpc On Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch (Secondary Switch), Without Fcoe Configuration (Can Be Copied And Pasted)

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 46. CLI configuration example: vPC on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch (secondary switch), without FCoE configuration (can be copied and pasted) feature vpc feature lacp vpc domain 1 role priority 2000 peer-keepalive destination 172.25.188.60...
  • Page 55 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Step by step explanation of Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch CLI example with vPC configuration (without FCoE configuration) feature vpc – enables vpc feature for Nexus switches. feature lacp – enables lacp feature for LAG/PortChannel use.

  • Page 56: Configuring The Dell Force10 Mxl Switch For A Portchannel Connection Into Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch With Vpc Configured

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL switch for a PortChannel connection into Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch with vPC configured Figure 47. Flowchart of MXL configuration to connection into dual Nexus vPC configuration.

  • Page 57: Figure 48. Cli Configuration Example: Configuring Dell Force10 Mxl (Mxl-1) For Uplinking Into Cisco Vpc(Can Be Copied And Pasted)

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 48. CLI configuration example: configuring Dell Force10 MXL (MXL-1) for uplinking into Cisco vPC(can be copied and pasted) configure default vlan-id 20 interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/1 no shutdown exit interface Port-channel 5...
  • Page 58 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Step by step explanation of Dell Force10 MXL CLI example with multiple port (LAG) uplink to Cisco vPC configuration. configure default vlan-id 20 – globally established VLAN 20 as the default VLAN interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/1 no shutdown –...

  • Page 59: Figure 49. "Show Vpc Brief

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Example commands to validate vpc settings With the Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch, one way the vPC configuration can be validated is by using: show vpc brief. This command will display the following items that are key to the vPC behavior: ·...

  • Page 60: Configuring The Cisco 5000 Series Switch With Vpc And Connections From The Dell Force10 Mxl With Fcoe

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Configuring the Cisco 5000 series switch with vPC and connections from the Dell Force10 MXL with FCoE Figure 50. vPC Configuration with FCoE links Management LAN Peer Keep-Alive Peer Keep-Alive vPC Peer Link...

  • Page 61: Figure 51. Flow Of Additional Configuration For Fcoe On Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch With Vpc

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 51. Flow of additional configuration for FCoE on Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch with vPC Configure FC Connect to first Enable additional ports and settings Configure VSAN(s) Cisco Nexus 5000...

  • Page 62: Figure 52. Cli Configuration Example: Vpc On Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch (Secondary Switch), With Fcoe Configuration (Can Be Copied And Pasted)

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 52. CLI configuration example: vPC on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch (secondary switch), with FCoE configuration (can be copied and pasted) feature fcoe feature npiv slot 2 port 15-16 type fc...
  • Page 63 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL feature FCOE – enables the feature for FCOE as long as the licensing and FC modules are installed. slot 2 – enter into the slot 2 configuration port 15-16 type fc – at slot 2 port 15-16 set the unified ports to be type FC vlan 20 –...

  • Page 64: Configuring The Dell Force10 Mxl Switch With Connections To Cisco Nexus Vpc Configuration With Fcoe

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL switch with connections to Cisco Nexus vPC configuration with FCoE Figure 53. Flowchart for MXL FCoE configuraton to Nexus vPC Turn on FCoE Connect to (fip-snooping...

  • Page 65: Figure 54. Cli Example Of Mxl Fcoe Configuration With Lag/Portchannel Uplinked To Cisco Nexus Vpc

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Figure 54. CLI example of MXL FCoE configuration with LAG/PortChannel uplinked to Cisco Nexus vPC configuration feature fip-snooping protocol lldp exit service-class dynamic dot1p default vlan-id 20 interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/1 portmode hybrid...
  • Page 66 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Step by step explanation of CLI example service-class dynamic dot1p – This sets the switch to globally honor dot1p priorities for traffic on the switch. feature fip-snooping – This configures the global enablement of the FIP-Snooping feature on the switch.
  • Page 67 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL portmode hybrid - configuring portmode hybrid will allow for the native VLAN untagged,  and a tagged VLAN to exist on the port together. This is similar to switchport mode trunk in industry standard CLI.

  • Page 68: Appendix A - Basic Terminology

    Appendix A – Basic terminology Command line interface (CLI). This is the text based telnet, ssh, or serial type interface that will be used for entering commands into the Dell Force10™ MXL model switch. At release the MXL is only configurable via CLI.

  • Page 69: Ets

    (IEEE, 2011). IO module (IOM) refers to the modules on the rear of the Dell PowerEdge M1000e chassis that will receive and transmit I/O (Ethernet, FC, Infiniband, etc) from the blade servers. The Dell Force10 MXL switch is as an IOM for the M1000e blade server chassis.

  • Page 70: Appendix B - Full Cli Examples

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Appendix B – Full CLI examples Force10 MXL CLI example MXL-B1-Rack3015#show run Current Configuration ... ! Version E8-3-16-123 boot system stack-unit 0 primary system: B: boot system stack-unit 0 default system: B: boot system gateway 172.25.151.254...
  • Page 71 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/6 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/7 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/8 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/9 no ip address...
  • Page 72 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/20 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/21 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/22 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/23 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/24...
  • Page 73 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL interface fortyGigE 0/37 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/41 no ip address no shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/42 no ip address no shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/43 no ip address no shutdown...
  • Page 74 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL no advertise dcbx-tlv ets-reco dcbx port-role auto-upstream no shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/53 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/54 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/55 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/56...
  • Page 75 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL ---------------- additional MXL config example with vPC on Cisco Nexus and separate LAG/PortChannel configured for FCoE MXL-1 SHOW RUNNing-config Current Configuration ... ! Version E8-3-16-166 ! Last configuration change at Thu May...
  • Page 76 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/6 no ip address portmode hybrid switchport shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/7 no ip address portmode hybrid switchport shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/8 no ip address portmode hybrid switchport shutdown...
  • Page 77 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL no ip address portmode hybrid switchport shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/16 no ip address portmode hybrid switchport shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/17 no ip address portmode hybrid switchport shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/18 no ip address...
  • Page 78 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/25 no ip address portmode hybrid switchport shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/26 no ip address portmode hybrid switchport shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/27 no ip address portmode hybrid switchport shutdown...
  • Page 79 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/41 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/42 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/43 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/44 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/45...
  • Page 80 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL port-channel-protocol LACP port-channel 12 mode active no shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/53 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/54 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/55 no ip address shutdown interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/56...

  • Page 81: Cisco Nexus 5548Up Cli Example

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL line console 0 line vty 0 exec-timeout 60 0 line vty 1 line vty 2 line vty 3 line vty 4 line vty 5 line vty 6 line vty 7 line vty 8...
  • Page 82 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL service-policy type network-qos fcoe-default-nq-policy slot 1 port 31-32 type fc snmp-server user admin network-admin auth md5 0x18e86ba84d1d511fcb6fe4b5e02dc408 priv 0x18e86ba84d1d511fcb6fe4b5e02dc408 loca lizedkey snmp-server enable traps entity fru vrf context management ip route 0.0.0.0/0 172.25.188.254...
  • Page 83 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL vsan 2 interface fc1/32 feature npv feature npiv interface fc1/31 switchport trunk mode on no shutdown interface fc1/32 switchport trunk mode on no shutdown interface Ethernet1/1 interface Ethernet1/2 interface Ethernet1/3 interface Ethernet1/4...
  • Page 84 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL interface Ethernet1/23 interface Ethernet1/24 interface Ethernet1/25 interface Ethernet1/26 switchport mode trunk switchport trunk native vlan 20 switchport trunk allowed vlan 1000 interface Ethernet1/27 switchport mode trunk switchport trunk native vlan 20...
  • Page 85 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL system default switchport trunk mode auto feature npiv feature telnet no feature http-server cfs eth distribute feature lacp feature vpc feature lldp username admin password 5 $1$4QSME1t5$hsAEURUSLF.fXq/wp2oY41 role network- admin ip domain-lookup...
  • Page 86 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL switchport trunk allowed vlan 11-12 vpc 11 interface port-channel12 switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlan 11-12 vpc 12 interface port-channel20 switchport mode trunk switchport trunk native vlan 20 switchport trunk allowed vlan 20,1000...
  • Page 87 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL channel-group 20 mode active interface Ethernet1/7 interface Ethernet1/8 interface Ethernet1/9 interface Ethernet1/10 interface Ethernet1/11 interface Ethernet1/12 interface Ethernet1/13 interface Ethernet1/14 interface Ethernet1/15 interface Ethernet1/16 interface Ethernet1/17 switchport mode trunk channel-group 500 mode active...
  • Page 88 Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL interface Ethernet1/28 interface Ethernet1/29 interface Ethernet1/30 interface mgmt0 ip address 172.25.188.60/16 line console line vty boot kickstart bootflash:/ks513N21a.bin boot system bootflash:/513N21a.bin interface fc1/31 interface fc1/32 !Full Zone Database Section for vsan 2...

  • Page 89: Appendix B - Network Switch Versions

    Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL Appendix B - Network switch versions Version information for the network switches used in creating this document are as follows: Table 1. Switch Firmware Versions Network switch Dell Force10 MXL Cisco 5020...

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