Resource

Brocade

Dell Compellent

Prerequisites

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

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

Create fault domain as per Dell Compellent best practices.

Prerequisites for M1000e (with MXL and FC FlexIOM), Brocade, and Dell Compellent

The following table describes the prerequisites for the FCoE solution offered using M1000e (with MXL and FC FlexIOM), Brocade, and Dell 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.

 

• FC feature needs to be enabled on the MXL.

 

Remove “fip-snooping” feature if enabled on

 

the MXL.

 

conf

 

feature fc

 

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

 

• Server facing ports needs to have following

 

configuration.

 

portmode hybrid

 

switchport

 

protocol lldp

 

dcbx port-role auto-downstream

 

no shut

 

exit

Brocade

Alias needs to be created having Dell Compellent

 

fault domain WWPN accessible on Brocade switch.

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Dell 8 manual FC feature needs to be enabled on the MXL