Dell Force10 MXL

Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL
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Step by step explanation of Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch CLI example with vPC configuration (without
FCoE configuration)
o feature vpc – enables vpc feature for Nexus switches.
o feature lacp – enables lacp feature for LAG/PortChannel use.
o vpc domain 1 – configures vpc domain, 1 in this example but can be any number that coexists with
the network infrastructure and matches the vpc peer switch.
 role priority 1000 - this is an optional step but it will establish primary and secondary
switch roles in a known configured manner. The switch with the lower priority will be set
as the primary switch.
 peer-keepalive destination 172.25.188.61 - this setting establishes the IP address of the
vpc peer switch that this switch is connected via peer link.
o interface po4096 – enters into PortChannel 4096 configuration.
 vpc peer-link – sets this PortChannel to be the vpc peer-link between the 2 Nexus.
Switches.
 switchport mode trunk – established switchport mode trunk for all VLANs.
o interface po1 – moves into the PortChannel 1 configuration
 switchport mode trunk - established switchport mode trunk for all VLANs.
 vpc 1 - sets this PortChannel to be a member of vpc 1.
o interface po2 - moves into the PortChannel 2 configuration
 switchport mode trunk - established switchport mode trunk for all VLANs.
 vpc 2 - - sets this PortChannel to be a member of vpc 2.
o interface ethernet 1/1-2 – enters into port range 1 to 2 for configuration
 channel-group 1 – configures this set of ports to be part of PO1.
o interface ethernet 1/17-18 - enters into port range 17 to 18 for configuration
 channel-group 2 – configures this set of ports to be part of PO2.
o interface ethernet 1/29-32 – enters into the interface Ethernet range of ports 29-32.
 channel-group 4096 mode active – configures this set of ports to be part of channel group
/ PortChannel 4096.