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Network requirements ··········································································································································· 97

Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 97

Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 100

Configuring FIP snooping ······································································································································· 102

Overview ······································································································································································· 102

FIP snooping network diagram ·························································································································· 102

How FIP snooping works ···································································································································· 103

FIP snooping configuration task list ···························································································································· 104

Enabling FIP snooping ················································································································································· 104

Configuring the operating mode of an Ethernet interface ······················································································· 104

Setting the FC-MAP value ············································································································································ 105

Displaying and maintaining FIP snooping ················································································································· 105

FIP snooping configuration example ·························································································································· 105

Network requirements ········································································································································· 105

Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 106

Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 108

Configuring FCS ······················································································································································ 109

Overview ······································································································································································· 109

Starting a topology discovery ····································································································································· 111

Stopping a topology discovery ··································································································································· 112

Displaying and maintaining FCS ······························································································································· 112

FCS configuration example ········································································································································· 112

Network requirements ········································································································································· 112

Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 113

Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 113

Configuring FDMI ···················································································································································· 116

Overview ······································································································································································· 116

Displaying and maintaining FDMI ····························································································································· 117

Configuring FC ping ··············································································································································· 118

Overview ······································································································································································· 118

Configuration procedure ············································································································································· 118

FC ping configuration examples ································································································································ 118

Network requirements ········································································································································· 118

Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 119

Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 121

Configuring FC tracert ············································································································································ 122

Overview ······································································································································································· 122

Configuration procedure ············································································································································· 123

FC tracert configuration examples ····························································································································· 123

Network requirements ········································································································································· 123

Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 123

Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 128

Comprehensive FCoE configuration examples ····································································································· 129

FCoE configuration example (in standalone mode) ································································································· 129

Network requirements ········································································································································· 129

Requirements analysis ········································································································································· 130

Configuration procedures ··································································································································· 131

Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 140

FCoE configuration example (in IRF mode) ··············································································································· 141

Network requirements ········································································································································· 141

Requirements analysis ········································································································································· 142