HP 5920 Series - FC and Fcoe Configuration Guidelines; Configuring the Switch to Operate in Advanced Mode or Expert Mode; Configuring an Fcoe Mode; FC and Fcoe Features Supported in Different Fcoe Modes

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FC and FCoE configuration guidelines
Configuring the switch to operate in advanced
mode or expert mode
The switch supports FC and FCoE only when it is operating in advanced mode or expert mode. For more
information about system operating modes, see Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
The switch supports FCoE over S-channel only when it is operating in expert mode. FCoE over S-Channel
allows you bind a VFC interface to an S-channel interface. For more information about binding a VFC
interface to an S-channel interface, see FC and FCoE Command Reference.
Configuring an FCoE mode
An FC and FCoE-capable switch can operate in FCF, NPV, Transit, or non-FCoE mode.
To configure a switch operating in one FCoE mode to operate in another FCoE mode, follow these steps:
1. Configure the switch to operate in non-FCoE mode.
2. Configure the switch to operate in the target FCoE mode.
After you configure the switch to operate in non-FCoE mode, FC- and FCoE-related configurations in the
original FCoE mode are cleared.
To configure an FCoE mode for a switch:
Ste
p
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Configure an FCoE mode
for the switch.
fcoe-mode { fcf | npv |
transit }
By default, a switch operates in non-FCoE
mode.
Before configuring FC and FCoE features
on a switch, you must configure an FCoE
mode for the switch.
3. Display an FCoE mode of
the switch.
display fcoe-mode Available in any view.
FC and FCoE features supported in different FCoE
modes
The switch supports the following FCoE modes: FCF mode, NPV mode, and Transit mode. Each mode
supports different FC and FCoE features, as shown in Table 1.
You can choose to configure different
features based on the FCoE mode of a switch.