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Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL
Problem
ENode's or FCF entries are not present
on the Force10 MXL switch - continued
FLOGI entries for CNA's are not present
on Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch
FLOGI entries for FC devices are not
present on Cisco Nexus 5000 series
switch
Potential Problem Area
The VFC entry may not be enable (no
shutdown)
The FCoE VLAN may not match on
both sides (Force10 MXL and Cisco
Nexus 5000 series tagged VLAN
entries matched to the FCoE
feature)
LACP feature may not be enabled on
Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch for
applicable LAG's between the two
switches
Configuration "service-class dynamic
dot1p" may not be configured on the
MXL switch
CNA's that have NPAR capabilities
may not have the partitions
configured appropriately for FCoE
See above basic connectivity
problems
Verify above section on ENode's or
FCF present on MXL switch
Cable is not connected or is failing
Storage license for Cisco Nexus may
not be installed.
End storage device is not powered
on
Storage device is not configured to
communicate with FCF or FC switch
FC port on Cisco Nexus not
configured
Cisco Nexus may be configured for
NPV which allows for the logins to
occur on FC switch further
downstream
Potential Fix
Check VFC entries applicable to the
connection and make sure "no
shutdown" is part of the configuration
for that interface
The same tagged VLAN should pass
FCoE traffic from the Dell Force10
MXL switch to the Cisco Nexus 5000
series switch. Configure this VLAN
appropriately - see CLI explanation
sections
Configure feature LACP on the Cisco
Nexus, and make sure the applicable
port-channel is put into the
configuration - see CLI explanation
sections for further detail
See MXL CLI section for explanation
of applying this configuration
See CNA documentation for
applicable partition settings for FCoE
use
see above
see above
Connect or Change cable and
reconnect
Check licenses on Cisco Nexus and
install if necessary
Power on Storage device
Configure storage device to have
applicable settings
Configure FC ports for particular
storage device and turn on (no
shutdown)
Check configuration of Cisco Nexus. If
configured for NPV check for FLOGI
logins on the FC switch that the Cisco
Nexus is connected to.
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