R21xx-HP FlexFabric 11900 FCoE Configuration Guide
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FSPF configuration example ·········································································································································· 55
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 55
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 55
Verifying the configurations ································································································································· 57
Configuring FC zones ················································································································································ 58
Overview ········································································································································································· 58
Zone database······················································································································································· 58
Distributing zones ·················································································································································· 60
Zone merge ···························································································································································· 62
Access control ························································································································································ 64
FC zone configuration task list ····································································································································· 64
Configuring zone aliases ·············································································································································· 65
Configuring zones ·························································································································································· 65
Configuring zone sets ···················································································································································· 66
Configuring the default zone policy····························································································································· 66
Configuring zone distribution and merge types ········································································································· 66
Activating a zone set and distributing it to the entire fabric ····················································································· 67
Triggering a complete distribution ······························································································································· 67
Renaming zone aliases, zones, and zone sets ··········································································································· 68
Copying zone aliases, zones, and zone sets ············································································································· 68
Deleting the zone database ·········································································································································· 69
Displaying and maintaining FC zones ························································································································ 69
FC zone configuration example ··································································································································· 69
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 69
Configuration considerations ······························································································································· 70
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 70
Verifying the configurations ································································································································· 71
Configuring NPV ························································································································································ 73
Overview ········································································································································································· 73
Downlink interface and downlink ························································································································ 73
Uplink interface and uplink ·································································································································· 73
Downlink-to-uplink interface mappings ··············································································································· 74
Disruptive load balancing ···································································································································· 74
NPV configuration task list ············································································································································ 74
Configuring uplink interfaces and downlink interfaces ······························································································ 74
Configuring uplink interfaces ······························································································································· 74
Configuring downlink interfaces ·························································································································· 75
Configuring downlink-to-uplink interface mappings ··································································································· 75
Initiating a disruptive load-balancing process ············································································································ 76
Displaying and maintaining NPV ································································································································· 76
NPV configuration example ·········································································································································· 76
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 76
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 77
Verifying the configurations ································································································································· 78
Configuring FC ping ·················································································································································· 80
Overview ········································································································································································· 80
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 80
FC ping configuration example ···································································································································· 80
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 80
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 80
Verifying the configurations ································································································································· 82