Introduction; Hardware Requirements; Software Requirements - Chelsio Communications Chelsio T5 User Manual

Chapter X. FCoE PDU Offload Target

1. Introduction

Chelsio FCoE PDU Offload Target driver supports existing FCF (BB-5) mode which allows
communicating with FC and FCoE nodes using FCF (Fibre-Channel Forwarding) switch. It also
supports the new VN2VN (BB-6) mode which allows communicating with FCoE nodes using
regular switches, without the need for expensive FCF enabled switches.
1.1.

Hardware Requirements

1.1.1. Supported Adapters
The following are the currently shipping Chelsio Adapters that are compatible with FCoE PDU
offload target driver:
T520-CR
T520-LL-CR
T580-LP-CR
T580-CR
1.2.

Software Requirements

1.2.1. Linux Requirements
The Chelsio FCoE PDU offload target driver runs on Linux-based platforms and therefore it is a
base requirement for running the driver.
Currently the driver is available for the following version:
Kernel.org linux-3.6.11 on RHEL 6.x distribution (Limited QA performed)
Other kernel versions are not supported.
1.2.2. Obtaining the FCoE Software License
A license file is required for each copy of the Chelsio FCoE PDU Offload Target software
installed.
The license is tied to the selected Chelsio NIC present in the system. The license file will be
generated depending on your requirement for a Chelsio FCoE Target.
To obtain a license key file, which could be either a production or an evaluation version, please
follow the steps below.
Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire For Linux
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