HP 3PAR Solaris Implementation Guide

6 Configuring the Host for an FCoE Connection

This chapter describes the procedures that are required to set up a Solaris host to communicate

with an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage over an FCoE initiator on the Solaris host to an FC target on

the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage.

Solaris Host Server Requirements

To use an FCoE connection, the Solaris host must meet the following software requirements:

• Solaris 11

• Solaris 10 (MU9 and later)

Patches are downloadable from the following website:

Oracle

The following example shows how to generate the output for checking the current version levels

for various components:

bash-3.00# more /etc/release

Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 s10s_u9wos_14a SPARC

Assembled 11 August 2010

Configuring the FCoE Switch and FC Switch

Connect the Solaris (FCoE Initiator) host ports to the FCoE-enabled switch and connect the HP 3PAR

StoreServ Storage server (FC target) ports of an FC switch.

NOTE: The FCoE switch must be able to convert FCoE traffic to FC and must also be able to trunk

this traffic to the fabric that the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage target ports are connected to. FCoE

switch routing setup and configuration is beyond the scope of this guide. Consult your switch

manufacturer's documentation for instructions.

Configuring an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Port for an FCoE Host

Connection

There are no special configuration requirements for the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage ports to be

able to connect a host with a CNA card configured with FCoE. As far as the HP 3PAR StoreServ

Storage is concerned, the initiator coming from the FCoE card through the FCoE Forwarder switch

is treated like another FC device connecting to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage ports.

When a server with a CNA card configured with FCoE is connected to HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage

ports, follow the same guidelines as for configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage and host for

FC connections:

• “Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for Fibre Channel” (page 8)

• “Configuring the Host for a Fibre Channel Connection” (page 28)

For specific configurations that support FCoE CNAs and forwarder switches, see the appropriate

HP 3PAR OS release version on the HP SPOCK website:

HP SPOCK

Configuring a CNA and FCoE Forwarder Switch

All guidelines in “Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for Fibre Channel” (page 8) apply

to FCoE connectivity as well.

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