Dell Intel PRO Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 31)

Configuring Intel® Ethernet FCoE
1. Create a configuration file for the VLAN interface. To copy cfg file, run command:
NOTE: The sample file is cfg-ethx. Copy it to a file which reflects your FCoE network interface name (eg. cfg-
eth3).
root# cp /etc/fcoe/cfg-ethx /etc/fcoe/cfg-eth3
2. Start fcoe service and configure to start at boot time.
root# service fcoe start
Starting FCoE initiator service: [ OK ]
root# service fcoe status
Created interfaces: eth3.100-fcoe
NOTE: In the example above, an FCoE interface was created for eth3 using VLAN 100. "No interfaces
added" indicates that the FIPVLAN protocol was not able to acquire a vlan and therefore an interface
was not created. This must be corrected before continuing. This issue may be because you are not
connected to a DCB enabled switch or DCB is disabled on this switch port. Contact your network
administrator for further help.
root# chkconfig fcoe on
NOTE: There is no output from this command but it will enable FCoE to automatically start when the system is
booted.
3. Verify that a vlan interface has been created.
root# ifconfig -a
eth3 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1B:21:60:62:75
...
eth3.100-fcoe Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1B:21:60:62:75
...
NOTE: The interface name "eth3.100-fcoe" indicates that the FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP)
negotiated with the switch and established an FCoE session using VLAN 100. This process usually
happens automatically for all DCBx enabled switches.
No FCoE ports configured
NOTE: This message indicates that the FIP VLAN Discovery failed. Please see your network administrator and
ensure that this port is configured for DCBx and FCoE.
4. Check that vlan interface can obtain FC-ID. Run command.
root# fcoeadm -i
Description: 82599EB 10-Gigabit Network Connection
Revision: 01
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Serial Number: 001B21606274
Driver: ixgbe 2.0.62-k2
Number of Ports: 2
Symbolic Name: fcoe v0.1 over eth3.100-fcoe
OS Device Name: host3
Node Name: 0x1000001B21606277
Port Name: 0x2000001B21606277
FabricName: 0x2064000DECA33A01
Speed: 10 Gbit
Supported Speed: 10 Gbit
MaxFrameSize: 2112
FC-ID (Port ID): 0x4A0064
State: Online
NOTE: The important values to note are that the state is "Online", the Port Name and the FC-ID.
Your storage administrator may need the Port Name and the FC-ID in order to identify your
connection when allocating zones for you.
If you see the FCoE interface and an FCID from the switch, you are ready to zone and provision your storage. Please see
your storage administrator. Once your storage administrator has properly provisioned your storage, you may continue
to configure.