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 - Dell Force10 MXL Deployment Manual

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.
Connect Cisco
Nexus 5000 Series
Switch
feature fcoe
feature npiv
feature telnet
feature lacp
Configure VSAN
database matching VFC
and FC interfaces
vsan database
vsan 2 interface vfc1
vsan 2 interface fc2/15
Key Items:
CAUTION: The reload step that is necessary for changing the unified ports to FC ports will
cause a reboot of the switch and loss of any traffic previously running on the Nexus
switch. This is only applicaple for the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches with unified ports
such as the Cisco Nexus 5548UP.
Cisco Nexus 5000 series configuration sequence
Enable additional
features
Slot 2
port 15-16 type fc
copy run start
reload
this is rebooting the
switch, but is necessary
for this step
Configure VFC interfaces for
binding to PortChannel
interface vfc1
bind interface
ethernet 1/1
no shutdown
Configure zones and zonesets
zone name blade1
member interface fc2/15
member pwwn
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
zoneset name set1 vsan 2
member blade1
zoneset activate name set1 vsan 2
Configure FC ports and
settings if using unified
ports
- * caution
interface ethernet 1/1
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk native vlan
20
switchport trunk allowed
vlan 20,1000
no shut
vsan 2
Configure VSAN(s)
and FCoE VLAN(s)
vsan database
vsan 2
vlan 1000
fcoe vsan 2
Configure individual
ports from MXL
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