Specification

Prerequisite

System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)

PXE Setup

Appropriate licenses are deployed on the VMware vCenter.

See System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) Prerequisites.

Either use Active System Manager as the PXE responder by configuring through ASM user interface, by Getting Started page or follow instructions in Configuring ASM Virtual Appliance as PXE Responder.

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

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

Resource

Prerequisites

 

 

MXL

• DCB needs to be enabled.

 

• VLT needs to be disabled.

 

• FIP Snooping feature needs to be enabled on

 

the MXL.

 

Conf

 

Feature fip-snooping

 

Port-channel member interfaces needs to have

 

below configuration.

 

interface range tengigabitethernet

 

0/33 – 36

 

port-channel-protocol lacp

 

port-channel 128 mode active

 

exit

 

protocol lldp

 

no advertise dcbx-tlv ets-reco

 

dcbx port-role auto-upstream

 

no shut

 

exit

 

Port-channel connecting S5000 switch needs

 

to have following configuration.

 

interface port-channel 128

 

portmode hybrid

 

switchport

 

fip-snooping port-mode fcf

 

• Server facing ports need to have following

 

configuration..

 

portmode hybrid

 

switchport

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