R21xx-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 ··················································································································································································· 4
Basic concepts ·························································································································································· 5
How FCoE works ······················································································································································ 6
FCoE modes ······································································································································································· 8
FCF mode ·································································································································································· 8
NPV mode ································································································································································· 9
Protocols and standards ··················································································································································· 9
Configuring an FCoE mode ······································································································································ 11
FCoE features supported in different FCoE modes ····································································································· 11
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 11
Configuring VFC interfaces and FIP ·························································································································· 12
VFC interfaces and FIP configuration task list ············································································································· 12
Configuring a VFC interface ········································································································································· 12
Enabling FCoE for a VLAN and mapping a VSAN to the VLAN ············································································· 13
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 13
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 13
Configuring the FC-MAP value ····································································································································· 13
Configuring the FKA advertisement period value ······································································································· 14
Configuring the FCF priority ········································································································································· 15
Configuring the system FCF priority ···················································································································· 15
Configuring the VFC interface FCF priority ········································································································ 15
Displaying and maintaining VFC interfaces and FIP ·································································································· 16
VFC interfaces and FIP configuration example ··········································································································· 16
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 16
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 17
Setting up a fabric ····················································································································································· 19
Overview ········································································································································································· 19
Principal switch selection ······································································································································ 19
Domain ID assignment ·········································································································································· 20
FC address assignment ········································································································································· 21
Fabric setup configuration task list ······························································································································· 21
Building a fabric statically ···································································································································· 21
Building a fabric dynamically ······························································································································ 22
Enabling or disabling the fabric configuration function ···························································································· 22
Setting a fabric name ···················································································································································· 23
Setting the switch priority ·············································································································································· 23
Configuring the allowed domain ID list ······················································································································· 24
Configuring a domain ID for a switch ························································································································· 24
Configuring the mapping between the N_Port WWN and the FC address ··························································· 25