Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s User Manual

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Step

Task

Command

Command Mode

1

Create an FCoE map that contains parameters

used in the communication between servers

and a SAN fabric.

fcoe-map map-name

CONFIGURATION

2

Configure the association between the

dedicated VLAN and the fabric where the

desired storage arrays are installed. The fabric

and VLAN ID numbers must be the same.

Fabric and VLAN ID range: 2–4094.

For example: fabric id 10 vlan 10

fabric-id fabric-num
vlan vlan-id

FCoE MAP

3

Add a text description of the settings in the

FCoE map.

Maximum: 32 characters.

description text

FCoE MAP

4

Specify the FC-MAP value used to generate a

fabric-provided MAC address, which is

required to send FCoE traffic from a server on

the FCoE VLAN to the FC fabric specified in

Step 2. Enter a unique MAC address prefix as

the FC-MAP value for each fabric.

Range: 0EFC00–0EFCFF.

Default: None.

fc-map fc-map-value

FCoE MAP

5

Configure the priority used by a server CNA to

select the FCF for a fabric login (FLOGI).

Range: 1–255. Default: 128.

fcf-priority
priority

FCoE MAP

6

Enable the monitoring FIP keepalive messages

(if it is disabled) to detect if other FCoE devices

are reachable. Default: FIP keepalive

monitoring is enabled.

keepalive

FCoE MAP

7

Configure the time interval (in seconds) used

to transmit FIP keepalive advertisements.

Range: 8–90 seconds. Default: 8 seconds.

fka-adv-period
seconds

FCoE MAP

Applying an FCoE Map on Server-facing Ethernet Ports

You can apply multiple FCoE maps on an Ethernet port or port channel. When you apply an FCoE map on
a server-facing port or port channel:

• The port is configured to operate in hybrid mode (accept both tagged and untagged VLAN frames).
• The associated FCoE VLAN is enabled on the port or port channel.

When you enable a server-facing Ethernet port, the servers respond to the FIP advertisements by
performing FLOGIs on upstream virtualized FCF ports. The NPG forwards the FLOGIs as FDISC messages
to a SAN switch.

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