FCoE Cookbook for HP Virtual Connect Version 4.20 Firmware Enhancements May 2014

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Figure 35: Multi-Hop FCoE with HP 5900AF switch operating as an FCoE Gateway (NPV)
VNP_Ports
N_Port
VF_Ports
VN_Port
Virtual Connect
(FIP Snooping mode)
Lossless Ethernet
network
FCoE
Storage
Array A
VF_Port
VN_Port
Server 2
(ENode)
FC
Storage
Array B
VNP_Ports
F_Port
Native FC
Multi-Hop FCoE
HP 5900AF/5900CP
(NPV Mode)
Port Channel
Port Channel
VSAN A
VSAN B
VN_Port
Server 1
(ENode)
FCoE
VLAN A
FCoE
VLAN B
Nexus 5xxx
Series
(FCF Mode)
Converged Ethernet/FCoE
FCoE
FC
This cookbook provides only basic HP guidelines and configuration steps for the HP 5900 Switch Series, for a more
complete and detailed configuration guidelines, refer to:
 HP 5900 FC and FCoE Configuration Guide
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=c04088774
 HP FlexFabric 5900CP Solutions Configuration Guide
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=c04216045
Configuring HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for FCoE is beyond the scope of this document, consult the HP 3PAR
documentations.
Requirements
Refer to SPOCK HP 5900AF Ethernet/FCoE Switch Connectivity stream at
http://h20272.www2.hp.com/Pages/spock2Html.aspx?htmlFile=hw_switches.html for information on:
 Minimum HP Comware Software version
 Virtual Connect firmware version
 HP FlexFabric Adapter Firmware and driver
Note: License is not required for FCoE on HP 5900AF switches.
Guidelines
 5900AF or 5900CP cannot directly connect to FC/FCoE-based Storage devices since the switch is running in NPV mode.
 NPIV support is required in the Nexus switches that connect to the 5900 VNP Ports.
 Since the 5900 is running in NPV mode, all zoning needs to be performed from the Nexus fabric.
 To increase the FCoE traffic identification and to better control the span of this traffic over the Ethernet network, it is
recommended to use different FCoE VLANs and VSANs numbers between the two fabrics.