Dell Force10 MXL User Manual

Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL
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Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL for FIP-Snooping
This is an example of the necessary CLI commands for Dell Force10 MXL switch configured with two
links in a LAG or port-channel uplinked to the Cisco Nexus 5548UP. This provides more bandwidth and
fail-over capability which would be more typical in the larger enterprise or datacenter infrastructure.
Configuration overview of Dell Force10 MXL with multiple port uplinks (port-Figure 36.
channel/LAG)
Turn on FCoE
(fip-snooping
features) and
global lldp
Connect to
switch
Configure
dynamic dot1p
service class
sets globally
Configure
downlink server
facing ports
feature fip-snooping
fip-snooping enable
protocol lldp
Service-class
dynamic dot1p
interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/1
portmode hybrid
switchport
protocol lldp
dcbx port-role auto-downstream
spanning-tree pvst edge-port
no shutdown
Configure port-
channel
interface Port-channel 5
no ip address
mtu 2500
portmode hybrid
switchport
fip-snooping port-mode
fcf
no shutdown
Configure
default VLAN
for switch
default vlan-
id 20
Configure VLAN
interfaces for
switch and assign
ports
interface Vlan 20
interface Vlan 1000
tagged TenGigabitEthernet
0/1-3
tagged Port-channel 5
fip-snooping enable
no shutdown
Configure uplink FCF
switch facing ports
interface Range TenGigabitEthernet 0/51 –
52
port-channel-protocol LACP
port-channel 5 mode active
protocol lldp
no advertise dcbx-tlv ets-reco
dcbx port-role auto-upstream
no shutdown

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