Dell Force10 MXL User Manual

Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL
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Step by step explanation of CLI example
o configure – this brings the prompt into the configuration interface.
o feature fip-snooping – This configures the global enablement of the FIP-Snooping feature on the
switch.
o protocol lldp – Sets the global enablement of LLDP on the switch.
o service-class dynamic dot1p – This sets the switch to globally honor dot1p priorities for traffic on
the switch.
o default vlan-id 20 – This established the default and native vlan for the switch (in this case 20 is
used).
o interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/1 – configure internal interfaces that connect to the blade
servers.
 portmode hybrid – configuring portmode hybrid will allow for the native VLAN untagged,
and a tagged VLAN to exist on the port together. This is similar to switchport mode trunk in
industry standard CLI.
 switchport – this configures the port as a layer 2 port.
 protocol lldp – this moves into the lldp protocol settings.
 dcbx port-role auto-downstream – with this command the port-role is established
as a dcbx capable downstream port to communicate with blade server CNA ports.
 spanning-tree pvst edge-port – configure port as an edge port for spanning-tree behavior
 no shutdown – configures the port as active.
 exit – exits interface configuration mode
o interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/52
 portmode hybrid – configuring portmode hybrid will allow for the native VLAN untagged,
and a tagged VLAN to exist on the port together. This is similar to switchport mode trunk in
industry standard CLI.
 switchport – this configures the port as a layer 2 port.
 fip-snooping port-mode fcf – enables the port for fip-snooping from an FCF connection
 protocol lldp – this moves into the lldp protocol settings.
 no advertise dcbx-tlv ets-reco – this settings establishes that the ETS
recommended configuration TLV’s should not be advertised for manual type
settings. Instead they should be determined via negotiations
 dcbx port-role auto-upstream – with this command the port-role is established as
a dcbx capable upstream port to communicate with top-of-rack FCF switches such
as the Cisco Nexus 5000 series.
 no shutdown – configures the port as active.
 exit – exits interface configuration mode
o interface ManagementEthernet 0/0 – steps into configuration of the management port for the
switch. Note that this port is a logical port connected through the CMC’s management port.
 ip address 172.25.188.143/16 – set IP address matching the infrastructure
 no shutdown – set port active
o interface Vlan 20 – Initializes VLAN 20 for use.
 exit – exits interface configuration mode
o interface Vlan 1000 – Initializes VLAN 1000 for use. This VLAN will be the FCoE VLAN that will pass
the storage traffic after the intial FIP negotiations occur on the native or default VLAN.

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