Users Guide

Table Of Contents
Ensure Robustness in a Converged Ethernet Network.........................................................................................304
FIP Snooping on Ethernet Bridges............................................................................................................................. 305
Using FIP Snooping.........................................................................................................................................................307
FIP Snooping Prerequisites.....................................................................................................................................307
Important Points to Remember............................................................................................................................. 307
Enabling the FCoE Transit Feature.......................................................................................................................308
Enable FIP Snooping on VLANs.............................................................................................................................308
Configure the FC-MAP Value................................................................................................................................ 309
Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-Bridge Link.................................................................................................... 309
Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-FCF Link.........................................................................................................309
Impact on Other Software Features.................................................................................................................... 309
FIP Snooping Restrictions.......................................................................................................................................309
Configuring FIP Snooping........................................................................................................................................ 310
Displaying FIP Snooping Information.......................................................................................................................... 310
FCoE Transit Configuration Example..........................................................................................................................315
Chapter 15: Flex Hash and Optimized Boot-Up........................................................................... 317
Flex Hash Capability Overview..................................................................................................................................... 317
Configuring the Flex Hash Mechanism.......................................................................................................................317
Configuring Fast Boot and LACP Fast Switchover.................................................................................................318
Optimizing the Boot Time..............................................................................................................................................318
Interoperation of Applications with Fast Boot and System States..................................................................... 319
RDMA Over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) Overview............................................................................................. 322
Preserving 802.1Q VLAN Tag Value for Lite Subinterfaces................................................................................. 322
Chapter 16: Force10 Resilient Ring Protocol (FRRP)..................................................................324
Protocol Overview.......................................................................................................................................................... 324
Ring Status................................................................................................................................................................. 325
Multiple FRRP Rings.................................................................................................................................................325
Important FRRP Points............................................................................................................................................326
Important FRRP Concepts......................................................................................................................................327
Implementing FRRP........................................................................................................................................................ 327
FRRP Configuration........................................................................................................................................................328
Creating the FRRP Group....................................................................................................................................... 328
Configuring the Control VLAN...............................................................................................................................328
Configuring and Adding the Member VLANs..................................................................................................... 329
Setting the FRRP Timers........................................................................................................................................ 330
Clearing the FRRP Counters.................................................................................................................................. 330
Viewing the FRRP Configuration.......................................................................................................................... 330
Viewing the FRRP Information.............................................................................................................................. 330
Troubleshooting FRRP....................................................................................................................................................331
Sample Configuration and Topology........................................................................................................................... 331
FRRP Support on VLT................................................................................................................................................... 332
Chapter 17: GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)............................................................. 335
Configure GVRP..............................................................................................................................................................336
Enabling GVRP Globally.................................................................................................................................................336
Enabling GVRP on a Layer 2 Interface.......................................................................................................................337
Configure GVRP Registration...................................................................................................................................... 337
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