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Resource Prerequisites
• 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.
For 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 M1000e (with MXL), Cisco Nexus, Brocade, and Dell
Compellent
The following table describes the prerequisites for the FCoE solution offered using M1000e (with MXL),
Cisco Nexus, Brocade, and Dell 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
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