Resource Prerequisites
• Port-channel member interfaces needs to have
following 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 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 shutdown
exit
Cisco Nexus
Following is the prerequisite for Cisco Nexus:
• Enable “npv” feature on the switch. This
requires switch reboot and old configuration
will be wiped off. (Ensure to backup the
configuration before enabling the feature)
conf
feature npv
• Enable required features .
feature fcoe
feature npiv
feature lacp
• Create 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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