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Initiating a disruptive load-balancing process ············································································································ 98
Displaying and maintaining NPV ································································································································· 98
NPV configuration example ·········································································································································· 98
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 98
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 99
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 101
Configuring FIP snooping ······································································································································· 103
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FIP snooping network diagram ·························································································································· 103
How FIP snooping works ···································································································································· 104
FIP snooping configuration task list ···························································································································· 105
Enabling FIP snooping ················································································································································· 105
Configuring the operating mode of an Ethernet interface ······················································································· 105
Setting the FC-MAP value ············································································································································ 106
Displaying and maintaining FIP snooping ················································································································· 106
FIP snooping configuration example ·························································································································· 107
Network requirements ········································································································································· 107
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 107
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 108
Configuring FCS ······················································································································································ 110
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Starting a topology discovery ····································································································································· 112
Stopping a topology discovery ··································································································································· 113
Displaying and maintaining FCS ······························································································································· 113
FCS configuration example ········································································································································· 114
Network requirements ········································································································································· 114
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 114
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 114
Configuring FDMI ···················································································································································· 117
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Displaying and maintaining FDMI ····························································································································· 118
Configuring FC ping ··············································································································································· 120
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Configuration procedure ············································································································································· 120
FC ping configuration example ·································································································································· 120
Network requirements ········································································································································· 120
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 121
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 122
Configuring FC tracert ············································································································································ 124
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Configuration procedure ············································································································································· 125
FC tracert configuration example ······························································································································· 125
Network requirements ········································································································································· 125
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 125
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 129
Comprehensive FCoE configuration examples ····································································································· 130
FCoE configuration example (in standalone mode) ································································································· 130
Network requirements ········································································································································· 130
Requirements analysis ········································································································································· 131
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ········································································································· 132
Configuration procedures ··································································································································· 132
