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BLADEOS 6.3 Command Reference
BMD00186-B, April 2010 Chapter 4: Configuration Commands
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FIPS Port Configuration
FIP Snooping allows the switch to monitor FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) frames to gather
discovery, initialization, and maintenance data. This data is used to automatically configure ACLs
that provide FCoE connections and data security.
Table 245 describes the port Fiber Channel over Ethernet Initialization Protocol (FIP) Snooping
configuration options.
fcoe fips timeout-acl
Enables or disables ACL time-out removal. When enabled, ACLs associated with expired
FCFs and FCoE connections are removed from the system.
Command mode: Global configuration
show fcoe
Displays the current FCoE parameters.
Command mode: All
Table 248 Port FIP Snooping commands
Command Syntax and Usage
fcoe fips port <port alias or number> fcf-mode [auto|on|off]
Configures FCoE Forwarding (FCF) on the port, as follows:
 on: Configures the port as a Fiber Channel Forwarding (FCF) port.
 off: Configures the port as an FCoE node (ENode).
 auto: Automatically detect the configuration of the connected device, and configure
this port to match.
Command mode: Global configuration
fcoe fips port <port alias or number> enable
Enables FIP Snooping on the port. The default setting is enabled.
Command mode: Global configuration
no fcoe fips port <port alias or number> enable
Disables FIP Snooping on the port.
Command mode: Global configuration
Table 247 FCoE commands
Command Syntax and Usage