HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Networking Scenarios Cookbook

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Summary 114
Scenario 10: Fabric-Attach SAN
fabrics connectivity with HP Virtual
Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 module 115
Overview 115
Benefits 115
Considerations 116
Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8
Uplink Port Mappings 117
Requirements 118
Installation and configuration 118
Verification of the SAN Fabrics
configuration 124
Blade Server configuration 124
Summary 124
Appendix A: Blade Server
configuration with Virtual Connect
Fibre Channel Modules 125
Defining a Server Profile with FC
Connections, using the GUI 125
Defining a Server Profile with FC
Connections, via CLI 127
Defining a Boot from SAN Server
Profile using the GUI 127
Defining a Boot from SAN Server
Profile via CLI 130
Appendix B: Blade Server
configuration with Virtual Connect
FlexFabric Modules 131
Defining a Server Profile with FCoE
Connections, using the GUI 131
Defining a Server Profile with FCoE
Connections, via CLI 133
Defining a Boot from SAN Server
Profile using the GUI 134
Defining a Boot from SAN Server
Profile using the CLI 136
Appendix C: Brocade SAN switch NPIV
configuration 137
Enabling NPIV using the GUI 137
Enabling NPIV using the CLI 138
Recommendations 140
Appendix D: Cisco MDS SAN switch
NPIV configuration 141
Enabling NPIV using the GUI 141