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FCF priority, the priority used by a server CNA to select an upstream FCoE forwarder (FCF).
FIP keepalive (FKA) advertisement timeout.
The values for the FCoE VLAN, fabric ID and FC-MAP must be unique. Apply an FCoE map on downstream server-facing
Ethernet ports and upstream fabric-facing Fibre Channel ports.
1. Create an FCoE map that contains parameters used in the communication between servers and a SAN fabric.
CONFIGURATION mode
fcoe-map map-name
2. Configure the association between the dedicated VLAN and the fabric where the desired storage arrays are installed. The
fabric and VLAN ID numbers must be the same. Fabric and VLAN ID range: 24094.
For example: fabric id 10 vlan 10
FCoE MAP mode
fabric-id fabric-num vlan vlan-id
3. Add a text description of the settings in the FCoE map. Maximum: 32 characters.
FCoE MAP mode
description text
4. Specify the FC-MAP value used to generate a fabric-provided MAC address, which is required to send FCoE traffic from a
server on the FCoE VLAN to the FC fabric specified in Step 2. Enter a unique MAC address prefix as the FC-MAP value for
each fabric. Range: 0EFC000EFCFF. Default: None.
FCoE MAP mode
fc-map fc-map-value
5. Configure the priority used by a server CNA to select the FCF for a fabric login (FLOGI). Range: 1255. Default: 128.
FCoE MAP mode
fcf-priority priority
6. Enable the monitoring FIP keepalive messages (if it is disabled) to detect if other FCoE devices are reachable. Default: FIP
keepalive monitoring is enabled.
FCoE MAP mode
keepalive
7. Configure the time interval (in seconds) used to transmit FIP keepalive advertisements. Range: 890 seconds. Default: 8
seconds.
FCoE MAP mode
fka-adv-period seconds
Applying an FCoE Map on Server-facing Ethernet Ports
You can apply multiple FCoE maps on an Ethernet port or port channel. When you apply an FCoE map on a server-facing port or
port channel:
The port is configured to operate in hybrid mode (accept both tagged and untagged VLAN frames).
The associated FCoE VLAN is enabled on the port or port channel.
When you enable a server-facing Ethernet port, the servers respond to the FIP advertisements by performing FLOGIs on
upstream virtualized FCF ports. The NPG forwards the FLOGIs as FDISC messages to a SAN switch.
1. Configure a server-facing Ethernet port or port channel with an FCoE map.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface {tengigabitEthernet slot/port | port-channel num}
2. Apply the FCoE/FC configuration in an FCoE map on the Ethernet port. Repeat this step to apply an FCoE map to more than
one port.
INTERFACE or INTERFACE PORT_CHANNEL mode
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