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

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FCoE Frames sent by servers:
Destination MAC: the destination of FCoE frames sent by servers is always the MAC address of the Fibre Chanel
Forwarder (i.e. the FCF-MAC address of the Nexus switch).
Source MAC: the source of an FCoE frame is the Fabric Provided MAC Address (FPMA) assigned to the server by the FCF
during the FIP negotiation.
FCoE Frames received by servers:
Destination MAC: the destination of an FCoE frame is the Fabric Provided MAC Address (FPMA) assigned to the server
by the FCF during the FIP negotiation.
Source MAC: the source of FCoE frames sent by the FCF to a server is always the MAC address of the Fibre Chanel
Forwarder (i.e. the FCF-MAC address of the Nexus switch).
Figure 53: Sample of an FCoE frame sent by a server
FPMA (FC-MAP+FCID)
FCID of the FCoE Server
FCID of the Storage Target