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Prerequisites

 

 

 

• 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 port(s) that will be used.

 

vsan database

 

vsan 2 interface vfc101

 

vsan 2 interface vfc102

 

vsan 2 interface fc2/1

 

vsan 2 interface fc2/2

 

NOTE: All the Compellent ports needs to

 

part of the same VSAN.

Compellent

Create fault domain as per Compellent best

 

practices.

Prerequisites for M1000e (with MXL), Cisco Nexus, Brocade, and Dell Compellent

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

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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

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