Specification Prerequisite
• Appropriate licenses are deployed on the
VMware vCenter.
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
• See System Center Virtual Machine Manager
(SCVMM) Prerequisites.
PXE Setup
• Either use Active System Manager as the PXE
responder by configuring through ASM user
interface, by Getting Started page or follow
instructions in Configuring ASM Virtual
Appliance as PXE Responder.
Prerequisites for M1000e (with MXL), S5000, and Compellent
The following table describes the prerequisites for the FCoE solution offered using M1000e (with MXL),
S5000, and 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.
• FIP Snooping feature needs to be enabled on
the MXL.
Conf
Feature fip-snooping
• Port-channel member interfaces needs to have
below 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
• Port-channel connecting S5000 switch needs
to have following configuration.
interface port-channel 128
portmode hybrid
switchport
fip-snooping port-mode fcf
• Server facing ports need to have following
configuration..
portmode hybrid
switchport
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