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FC and FCoE overview ················································································································································ 1

Storage area network ······················································································································································· 1

FC SAN ·············································································································································································· 1

FC protocol ········································································································································································ 2

Basic concepts ·························································································································································· 2

Communication flow ················································································································································ 4

VSAN ········································································································································································· 4

FC zone ····································································································································································· 5

FCoE ··················································································································································································· 5

How FCoE works ······················································································································································ 7

FCoE modes ······································································································································································· 9

FCF mode ······························································································································································· 10

NPV mode ······························································································································································ 10

Transit mode ·························································································································································· 11

Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 12

FC and FCoE configuration guidelines ····················································································································· 13

Configuring the switch to operate in advanced mode or expert mode ··································································· 13

Configuring an FCoE mode ·········································································································································· 13

FC and FCoE features supported in different FCoE modes ······················································································· 13

Configuring FC interfaces ·········································································································································· 15

Changing the port type between a Layer 2 Ethernet interface and an FC interface ·············································· 15

Configuring an FC interface ········································································································································· 15

Displaying and maintaining FC interfaces ·················································································································· 16

Configuring VFC interfaces ······································································································································· 17

Configuring a VFC interface ········································································································································· 17

Displaying and maintaining VFC interfaces ················································································································ 18

Configuring FC link aggregation ······························································································································ 19

Overview ········································································································································································· 19

FC aggregation group, member interface, and FC aggregate interface ························································ 19

Member interface status········································································································································ 19

How FC link aggregation works ·································································································································· 19

FC aggregate interface operating mode ············································································································ 19

Choosing Selected member interfaces ················································································································ 20

Speed of an FC aggregate interface ·················································································································· 20

Load sharing mode ··············································································································································· 20

FC link aggregation networking guidelines ················································································································ 21

FC link aggregation configuration task list ·················································································································· 22

Configuring an FC aggregate interface ······················································································································ 22

Assigning an FC interface to an FC aggregation group ··························································································· 23

Enabling local-first load sharing ··································································································································· 24

Displaying and maintaining FC link aggregation ······································································································ 24

FC link aggregation configuration example ··············································································································· 25

Network requirements ··········································································································································· 25

Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 25

Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 26