Setup Guide
Figure 38. FIP Snooping on an Core Switch
The following sections describe how to congure the FIP snooping feature on a switch that functions as a FIP snooping bridge so that it
can perform the following functions:
• Allocate CAM resources for FCoE.
• Perform FIP snooping (allowing and parsing FIP frames) globally on all VLANs or on a per-VLAN basis.
• To assign a MAC address to an FCoE end-device (server ENode or storage device) after a server successfully logs in, set the FCoE
MAC address prex (FC-MAP) value an FCF uses. The FC-MAP value is used in the ACLs installed in bridge-to-bridge links on the
switch.
• To provide more port security on ports that are directly connected to an FCF and have links to other FIP snooping bridges, set the FCF
or Bridge-to-Bridge Port modes.
• To ensure that they are operationally active, check FIP snooping-enabled VLANs.
• Process FIP VLAN discovery requests and responses, advertisements, solicitations, FLOGI/FDISC requests and responses, FLOGO
requests and responses, keep-alive packets, and clear virtual-link messages.
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