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

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Defining two Converged Shared Uplink Sets
Creating the first SUS named “DCB-1”
 On the Virtual Connect Manager screen, click Define, Shared Uplink Set to create a SUS.
 Enter the Network Name of “DCB-1”.
 Select Add Port, then add one or more ports from Bay 1.
Note: In order to reduce the risk of congestion and increase the performance, make sure to use a suitable number of
uplink to reach a good oversubscription ratio.
 For Connection Mode, use Auto.
 For LACP Timer, leave the Domain Default, Short (1 sec). This setting controls the requested frequency of LACP control
messages on a LACP capable interface. Using the "long" setting can help prevent loss of LAGs while performing in-
service upgrades on upstream switch firmware.
 For Associated FCoE Network, click on Add then enter all FCoE networks that are required:
o Network Names: DCB-1-FCoE-1, DCB-1-FCoE-2, etc.
o VLAN ID: enter the VLAN ID used by the FCoE traffic, it should match with the FCoE VLAN ID used by the
upstream switch. (e.g. 200, 300, etc.)
 For Associated Networks, click on Add then enter all Ethernet networks that are required.
o Select Smart Link for all defined networks.
Note: For the removal of ports from a Converged Shared Uplink Set, it is recommended to first shutdown or remove a
port from the vfc (interface vfc xx - no bind interface ethx/x) or channel group (interface ethx/x – no channel-group xx
mode active) on the FCF prior to removing the corresponding port from the Converged Shared Uplink Set in order to
allow the FCF to properly halt traffic on the link. Failure to do so may result in loss of storage access.