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CHAPTER 14 Configuring the Fabric Extender 147
Information About the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender 148
Fabric Extender Terminology 149
Fabric Extender Features 149
Layer 2 Host Interfaces 150
Host Port Channel 150
VLANs and Private VLANs 151
Virtual Port Channels 151
Fibre Channel over Ethernet Support 153
Protocol Offload 153
Quality of Service 153
Access Control Lists 154
IGMP Snooping 154
Switched Port Analyzer 154
Fabric Interface Features 154
Oversubscription 155
Management Model 156
Forwarding Model 157
Connection Model 157
Static Pinning Fabric Interface Connection 158
Port Channel Fabric Interface Connection 159
Port Numbering Convention 160
Fabric Extender Image Management 160
Fabric Extender Hardware 160
Chassis 161
Ethernet Interfaces 161
Speed and Duplex Mode 162
Example: Configuring the Interface Speed Parameters 164
Associating a Fabric Extender to a Fabric Interface 165
Associating a Fabric Extender to an Ethernet Interface 165
Associating a Fabric Extender to a Port Channel 166
Disassociating a Fabric Extender from an Interface 168
Configuring Fabric Extender Global Features 168
Enabling the Fabric Extender Locator LED 170
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