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

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 Virtual Connect requires the creation of an Active/Active Shared Uplink Set configuration for the FCoE traffic.
Figure 6: Active-Active FCoE Virtual Connect configuration
Lossless Ethernet Network
Lossless Ethernet Network
VC Domain
VC Domain
FCoE ToR
Switch 1
FCoE ToR
Switch 2
FCoE
FCoE
FCoE ToR
Switch 1
FCoE ToR
Switch 2
FCoE
FCoE
SUS-1
SUS-2
SUS
Active Active
 FCoE-capable Shared Uplink Sets must always contain ports from a single VC module in order to maintain the
SAN-A / SAN-B isolation.
Figure 7: FCoE-capable Shared Uplink Set configuration support
Lossless Ethernet Network
Lossless Ethernet Network
FCoE ToR
Switch 1
FCoE ToR
Switch 2
FCoE
FCoE
VC Domain
FCoE ToR
Switch 1
FCoE ToR
Switch 2
FCoE
FCoE
SUS-1
VC Domain
SUS-2
SUS-1
SUS-2