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FC FLEXIO FPORT
FC FlexIO FPort is now supported on the MXL switch platform.

FC FLEXIO FPORT

The MXL blade switch is a Trident+ based switch which is plugged into the Dell M1000 Blade server
chassis. The blade module contains two slots for pluggable flexible module. The goal is to provide
support for direct connectivity to FC equipments through Fibre channel ports by FC Flex IO optional
module. The FC Flex IO utilizes Broadcom Montreal (BCM84757) FC/FCOE mapper to provide FCOE to
FC functionality.

Configuring Switch Mode to FCF Port Mode

To configure switch mode to Fabric services, use the following commands.
1. Configure Switch mode to FCF Port.
CONFIGURATION mode
feature fc fport domain id 2
NOTE: Enable remote-fault-signaling rx off command in FCF FPort mode on
interfaces connected to the Compellent and MDF storage devices.
2. Create an FCoE map with the parameters used in the communication between servers and a SAN
fabric.
CONFIGURATION mode
fcoe-map map-name
3. Configure the association between the dedicated VLAN used to carry FCoE traffic between servers
and a SAN, and the fabric where the desired storage arrays are installed.
FCOE MAP mode
fabric-id fabric-num vlan vlan-id
4. Configure the FCoE mapped address prefix (FC-MAP) value which is used to identify FCoE traffic
transmitted on the FCoE VLAN for the specified fabric.
FCOE MAP mode
fc-map fc-map-value
5. Configure the SAN fabric to which the FC port connects by entering the name of the FCoE map
applied to the interface.
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