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Resource Prerequisites

Brocade

Dell Compellent

•Instantiate but do not configure the upstream port-channel (LAG) to the core /aggregation switch.

•Instantiate but do not configure the downstream port-channel (LAG) to the IOA4.

•Create the VFC interface to bind to the servers CNA FIP MAC address. This can be located in the CMC WWN table or the iDRAC page for the server.

For Example

interface vfc101

bind mac-address 5C:F9:DD:16:EF:07 no shutdown

interface vfc102

bind mac-address 5C:F9:DD:16:EF:21 no shutdown

•Move back into the VSAN database and create entries for the new VFC just created and create entries for the FC ports that are used.

vsan database

vsan 2 interface vfc101 vsan 2 interface vfc102 vsan 2 interface fc2/1

vsan 2 interface fc2/2

NOTE: All the Dell Compellent ports need to part of the same VSAN.

Alias needs to be created having Dell Compellent fault domain WWPN accessible on Brocade switch.

Nothing specific for ASM.

Prerequisites for Rack Server, Cisco Nexus, Brocade, and Dell Compellent

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

Resource

Cisco Nexus

Prerequisites

Following is the prerequisite for Cisco Nexus:

•Enable “npv” feature on the switch. You need to reboot the switch and delete the old

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