Dell 8 manual Conf feature npv

Resource

Cisco Nexus

Prerequisites

•Port-channel member interfaces needs to have following 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 Cisco Nexus switch needs to have following configuration.

interface port-channel 128 portmode hybrid switchport fip-snooping port-mode fcf

•Server facing ports needs to have following configuration.

portmode hybrid switchport protocol lldp

dcbx port-role auto-downstream no shutdown

exit

Following is the prerequisite for Cisco Nexus:

•Enable “npv” feature on the switch. This requires switch reboot and old configuration will be wiped off. (Ensure to backup the configuration before enabling the feature)

conf feature npv

•Enable required features .

feature fcoe feature npiv feature lacp

•Create new VSAN — instantiate it in the VSAN database.

conf

vsan database vsan <vsan id>

•Configure regular Ethernet VLANs, and then the FCoE VLAN is created with an assignment to its respective VSAN

vlan <fcoe vlan> fcoe vsan <vsan>

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