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Example
interface vfc101
bind mac-address 5C:F9:DD:16:EF:07
no shutdown
interface vfc102
bind mac-address 5C:F9:DD:16:EF:21
no shutdown
• Move back into the VSAN database and create
entries for the new VFC just created and create
entries for the FC port(s) that will be used.
vsan database
vsan 2 interface vfc101
vsan 2 interface vfc102
vsan 2 interface fc2/1
vsan 2 interface fc2/2
NOTE: All the Compellent ports needs to
part of the same VSAN.
Compellent
Create fault domain as per Compellent best
practices.
Prerequisites for Rack Server, Cisco Nexus, and Compellent
The following table describes the prerequisites for the FCoE solution offered using Rack Server, Cisco
Nexus and Compellent. For more information, see http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/
white_papers/20387203
Resource Prerequisites
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>
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