R211x-HP Flexfabric 11900 FCoE Configuration Guide

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FCoE overview ····························································································································································· 1
Storage area network ······················································································································································· 1
FC SAN ·············································································································································································· 1
FC protocol ········································································································································································ 2
Basic concepts ·························································································································································· 2
Communication flow ················································································································································ 3
VSAN ········································································································································································· 4
FC zone ····································································································································································· 4
FCoE ··················································································································································································· 5
Basic concepts ·························································································································································· 5
How FCoE works ······················································································································································ 7
FCoE modes ······································································································································································· 8
FCF mode ·································································································································································· 9
NPV mode ······························································································································································ 10
Transit mode ·························································································································································· 10
Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 11
Configuring an FCoE mode ······································································································································ 12
FCoE features supported in different FCoE modes ····································································································· 12
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 12
Configuring VFC interfaces and FIP ·························································································································· 14
VFC interfaces and FIP configuration task list ············································································································· 14
Configuring a VFC interface ········································································································································· 14
Enabling FCoE for a VLAN and mapping a VSAN to the VLAN ············································································· 15
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 15
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 15
Configuring the FC-MAP value ····································································································································· 16
Configuring the FKA advertisement period value ······································································································· 16
Configuring the FCF priority ········································································································································· 17
Configuring the system FCF priority ···················································································································· 18
Configuring the VFC interface FCF priority ········································································································ 18
Displaying and maintaining VFC interfaces and FIP ·································································································· 18
VFC interfaces and FIP configuration example ··········································································································· 18
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 18
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 19
Configuring FIP snooping ·········································································································································· 23
Overview ········································································································································································· 23
FIP snooping network diagram ···························································································································· 23
How FIP snooping works ······································································································································ 23
FIP snooping configuration task list ······························································································································ 24
Enabling FIP snooping ··················································································································································· 24
Configuring the operating mode of an Ethernet interface ························································································· 25
Configuring the FC-MAP value ····································································································································· 25
Displaying and maintaining FIP snooping ··················································································································· 26
FIP snooping configuration example ···························································································································· 26
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 26
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 26
Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 28