Setup Guide

Specification Prerequisite

NOTE: Prior to deployment of M1000e

server, you need to disable FlexAddress

every server in the chassis.

To disable FlexAddress, follow the

path:CMC > Server Overview > Setup >

FlexAddress.

You need to turn off server to disable

FlexAddress. Ideally this should be done

prior discovering the server.

This setting applies to the chassis and the

servers in the chassis, not to the IOM

switches such as MXL or IOA.

• Server facing ports must be configured for

spanning tree portfast.

Dell PowerEdge FX2 chassis

• Server facing ports must be in hybrid mode.

• Server facing ports must be in switchport

mode.

NOTE: Prior to deployment of FX2 server,

you need to disable FlexAddress every

server in the chassis.

To disable FlexAddress, follow the

path:CMC > Server Overview > Setup >

FlexAddress.

You need to turn off server to disable

FlexAddress. Ideally this should be done

prior discovering the server.

This setting applies to the chassis and the

servers in the chassis, not to the IOM

switches such as MXL or IOA.

• Server facing ports must be configured for

spanning tree portfast.

Configuration pre-requisites for S5000 FCoE

S5000 FCoE pre-requisites

Use FTOS Version – 9.8

Configure an FCoE map Applied on the Downstream (Server-Facing) Ethernet and Upstream (Core-

Facing) FC Ports. Assuming FCoE VLAN is 1002 the same command needs to be executed on both FCoE

Switches.

Dell(config)# fcoe-map SAN_FABRIC_A

Dell(config-fcoe-name)# fabric-id 1002 vlan 1002

Dell(config-fcoe-name)# description "SAN_FABRIC_A"