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

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Scenario 5: Dual-Hop FCoE using Multi-FCoE networks and
ports with Nexus 5xxx Series switch in NPV mode connected
to Brocade SAN switches.
In this scenario, the Nexus switches operate as FCoE Gateways. This particular mode of operation is enabled by using the
Nexus NPV mode.
In this scenario, two Converged Shared Uplink Sets using multiple uplink ports and carrying multiple FCoE networks and
multiple standard Ethernet networks are created between the Virtual Connect modules and the Nexus switches running
in NPV mode. Each NPV Nexus switch is connected to a Brocade SAN Fabric through multiple NP ports with each one
carrying a single VSAN. Servers can access to different VSANs and connect to storage targets through different logical
SAN environment.
Figure 22: Physical view with a Brocade Fabric using multiple NP uplinks
VC Domain
Blade Servers
FCoE NIC
CNA
Port 1
CNA
Port 2
FCoE NIC
CNA
Port 1
CNA
Port 2
FCoE NIC
FCoE NIC
NPIVNPIV
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric
or Flex-10/10D modules
Nexus 5xxx Series
NPV Mode
LAN
FC SAN BFC SAN A
Brocade SAN
Switches
NP-PortsNP-Ports
LACP
LACP
FCoE VLAN 200 FCoE VLAN 201 FCoE VLAN 300 FCoE VLAN 301
(Connected to 3PAR) (Connected to EVA)
EVA
3PAR
VSAN 200
VSAN 201
VSAN 300
VSAN 301
VSAN 200 VSAN 300 VSAN 201 VSAN 301
Converged Ethernet/FCoE
FC
LAN
Converged Ethernet/FCoE
Converged Ethernet/FCoE
FC Storage
Arrays