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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 Cisco Nexus switch
needs to have following configuration.
interface port-channel 128
portmode hybrid
switchport
fip-snooping port-mode fcf
• Server facing ports needs to have following
configuration.
portmode hybrid
switchport
protocol lldp
dcbx port-role auto-downstream
no shut
exit
Cisco Nexus
Following is the prerequisite for Cisco Nexus.
• Enable required features.
feature fcoe
feature npiv
feature lacp
• Create a new VSAN - instantiate it in the VSAN
database.
conf
vsan database
vsan <vsan id>
• Configure regular ethernet VLANs, and then the
FCoE VLAN is created with an assignment to its
respective VSAN.
vlan <fcoe vlan>
fcoe vsan <vsan>
• Instantiate but do not configure the upstream
port-channel (LAG) to the core /aggregation
switch.
• Instantiate but do not configure the
downstream port-channel (LAG) to the IOA4.
• Create the VFC interface to bind to the servers
CNA FIP MAC address. This can be located in
the CMC WWN table or the IDRAC page for the
server.
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