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

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Figure 2: Multi Hop FCoE Design
Virtual Connect
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Server
FC
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Multi-Hop FCoE
DCB
Device
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Forwarder
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Virtual Connect support
VC Module support
Extending FCoE through FIP Snooping with HP Virtual Connect is only supported with the following modules:
 HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module
 HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module
 HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Ethernet Module
Firmware requirement
FCoE through FIP Snooping using FC-BB-5 is supported on the HP Virtual connect modules since VC 4.01.
Multi-FCoE Network per Uplink Set support requires VC 4.20 or later.
FcoE-capable uplink ports
 HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module supports FCoE on uplink ports X1 to X4
 HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module supports FCoE on uplink ports X1 to X8
 HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Ethernet Module supports FCoE on ALL uplink ports (X1 to X10)