Administrator Guide

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FC FLEXIO FPORT
FC FlexIO FPort is now supported on the MXL switch platform.
FC FLEXIO FPORT
The MXL blade switch is a Trident+ based switch which is plugged into the Dell M1000 Blade server chassis. The blade module
contains two slots for pluggable exible module. The goal is to provide support for direct connectivity to FC equipments through
Fibre channel ports by FC Flex IO optional module. The FC Flex IO utilizes Broadcom Montreal (BCM84757) FC/FCOE mapper to
provide FCOE to FC functionality.
Conguring Switch Mode to FCF Port Mode
To congure switch mode to Fabric services, use the following commands.
1. Congure Switch mode to FCF Port.
CONFIGURATION mode
feature fc fport domain id 2
NOTE: Enable remote-fault-signaling rx off command in FCF FPort mode on interfaces connected to the
Compellent and MDF storage devices.
2. Create an FCoE map with the parameters used in the communication between servers and a SAN fabric.
CONFIGURATION mode
fcoe-map map-name
3. Congure the association between the dedicated VLAN used to carry FCoE trac between servers and a SAN, and the fabric
where the desired storage arrays are installed.
FCOE MAP mode
fabric-id fabric-num vlan vlan-id
4. Congure the FCoE mapped address prex (FC-MAP) value which is used to identify FCoE trac transmitted on the FCoE
VLAN for the specied fabric.
FCOE MAP mode
fc-map fc-map-value
5. Congure the SAN fabric to which the FC port connects by entering the name of the FCoE map applied to the interface.
INTERFACE mode
fcoe-map <fcoe-map-name> {tengigabitEthernet slot/port | fortygigabitEthernet slot/port}
The FCoE map contains FCoE and FC parameter settings (refer to FCoE Maps). Manually apply the fcoe-map to any
Ethernet ports used for FCoE.
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