Dell 8 manual Prerequisites for Rack Server, S5000, and Compellent

Prerequisites for Rack Server, S5000, and Compellent

The following table describes the prerequisites for the FCoE solution offered using Rack Server, S5000, and Compellent. For more information, see http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/ white_papers/20387203

Resource	Prerequisites
S5000	• DCB needs to be enabled.
	• VLT needs to be disabled.
	• Enable Fibre Channel capability and Full Fabric
		mode.
		feature fc
		fc switch-mode fabric-services
	• Enable FC ports connecting to Compellent
		storage array and FC ports connecting to other
		S5000 switch via ISL links.
		interface range fi 0/0 - 7
		no shut
	•	Create DCB Map.
		dcb-map SAN_DCB_MAP
		priority-group 0 bandwidth 60 pfc
		off
		priority-group 1 bandwidth 40 pfc
		on
		priority-pgid 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
		exit
	• Create a FCoE VLAN.
		interface vlan <VLAN ID> [Create
		VLAN for FCoE]
		exit
	•	Create FCoE Map.
		fcoe-map default_full_fabric
		fabric-id <FCoE VLAN ID> vlan <FCoE
		VLAN Id>
		fc-map <FC MAP>
		exit
Compellent	Fault domain need to be created as per
	Compellent best practices.

Prerequisites for M1000e (with MXL), S5000, Brocade, and Compellent

The following table describes the prerequisites for the FCoE solution offered using M1000e (with MXL), S5000, Brocade, and Compellent. For more information, see http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/ extras/m/white_papers/20387203

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