Deployment Guide

Dell Networking FC Flex IOM: Deployment of FCoE with Dell FC Flex IOM, Brocade FC switches, and Dell Compellent
Storage Array
4 Dell Networking FC Flex IOM: Deployment of FCoE with Dell FC Flex IOM, Brocade FC switches,
and Dell Compellent Storage Array
Deployment/Configuration Guide
Contents
1 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Dell PowerEdge M1000e Overview ............................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Flex IO Expansion Modules (External Ports).................................................................................... 8
3 Dell FC Flex IOM and Convergence on Dell MXL/IOA Overview .......................................................... 9
4 Converged Network Solution – Dell PowerEdge M1000e, Dell Compellent Storage Array,
Brocade FC Switch, and Dell MXL/IOA w/ FC Flex IO as NPIV Proxy Gateway ................................ 10
4.1 Broadcom 57810 CNA Configuration ............................................................................................. 12
4.2 Dell MXL w/ FC Flex IOM Configuration ........................................................................................ 33
4.3 Dell Compellent Storage Array Configuration ............................................................................. 39
4.4 Brocade 6505 FC Switch Configuration ........................................................................................ 50
4.5 Verification on the Dell MXL w/ FC Flex IOM ............................................................................... 56
5 Dell IOA w/ FC Flex IOM Configuration ................................................................................................... 58
5.1 Dell QLogic QLE8262 CNA Configuration. ................................................................................... 58
5.2 Dell IOA w/ FC Flex IOM Configuration ......................................................................................... 65
5.2.1 Default Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 65
5.2.2 Programmable-mux mode .............................................................................................................. 70
5.3 Verification on the Dell IOA w/ FC Flex IOM ................................................................................ 70
6 M1000e FlexAddress enablement ..............................................................................................................73