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Prerequisites for Rack Server, S5000, and Compellent
The following table describes the prerequisites for the FCoE solution offered using Rack Server, S5000,
and Compellent. For more information, see http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/
white_papers/20387203
Resource Prerequisites
S5000 • DCB needs to be enabled.
• VLT needs to be disabled.
• Enable Fibre Channel capability and Full Fabric
mode.
feature fc
fc switch-mode fabric-services
• Enable FC ports connecting to Compellent
storage array and FC ports connecting to other
S5000 switch via ISL links.
interface range fi 0/0 - 7
no shut
• Create DCB Map.
dcb-map SAN_DCB_MAP
priority-group 0 bandwidth 60 pfc
off
priority-group 1 bandwidth 40 pfc
on
priority-pgid 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
exit
• Create a FCoE VLAN.
interface vlan <VLAN ID> [Create
VLAN for FCoE]
exit
• Create FCoE Map.
fcoe-map default_full_fabric
fabric-id <FCoE VLAN ID> vlan <FCoE
VLAN Id>
fc-map <FC MAP>
exit
Compellent
Fault domain need to be created as per
Compellent best practices.
Prerequisites for M1000e (with MXL), S5000, Brocade, and Compellent
The following table describes the prerequisites for the FCoE solution offered using M1000e (with MXL),
S5000, Brocade, and Compellent. For more information, see http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/
extras/m/white_papers/20387203
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