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

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Considerations
In this scenario, the HP 5900 switches must operate as Fiber Channel Forwarders (FCF). In this mode, the switch provides
standard Fibre Channel switching capability and features including expansion, fabric, trunk VF and N ports, and
aggregation of E-port and N-port virtualization; fabric services such as name server, registered state change
notification, and login services; per-VSAN fabric services, FSPF, soft and hard zoning, Fibre Channel traceroute, ping,
debugging, and FIP snooping.
It is not possible to directly connect a FC-based target on HP 5900AF switches because they do not provide support for
Fibre Channel interfaces.
Note: With HP FlexFabric 5900CP, it is also possible to connect a FC-based storage array.
Figure 29: HP 5900 series switch operating as FC Forwarder (FCF)
VF_Ports
VN_Port
VF_Port
VN_Port
Virtual Connect
(FIP Snooping mode)
FCF
Lossless Ethernet
network
FCoE
Storage
Array
FCoE
VN_Port
Port Channel
Server 2
(ENode)
Server 1
(ENode)
Server 2
(ENode)
Server 1
(ENode)
HP 5900AF/5900CP
(FCF Mode)
Converged Ethernet/FCoE
FCoE
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 and HP FlexFabric 5900CP Ethernet/FCoE/FC Switch
Connectivity stream at http://h20272.www2.hp.com/Pages/spock2Html.aspx?htmlFile=hw_switches.html for
information on: