Dell Force10 MXL User Manual

Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL
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The flowchart in the following figure is a general overview of how the deployment will occur. This
includes the basic planning that will need to take place in order for most of the steps in the rest of the
document to fall into place.
Deployment planning and configuration Figure 6.
Initial Requirements:
· Nexus 5000 Series
switch firmware 5.0 or
greater
· Drivers must be installed
on all server operating
systems including any
applicable storage driver
Plan for configurations of
network and storage
Plan native
and FCoE
Vlan’s
Plan for either
FCF switch
zoning or NPV
SAN FC switch
zoning
Plan VSAN(s)
to be used on
Cisco FCF
Gather FCoE-FIP
MAC address and
FCoE WWN
information for all
CNA’s to be
configured
Plan VFC
numbering
scheme to be
used on Cisco
FCF
Configure features
and VLAN’s (Native
and FCoE) on both
switches

Dell Force10 MXL Specifications

General

Manageable	Yes
Product Series	Force10 MXL
Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
QoS Support	Yes
Power Supply	Dual, hot-swappable
Product Type	Switch
Jumbo Frame Support	Up to 9216 bytes
Management	CLI, SNMP, Web-based GUI
VLAN Support	Yes