Deployment Guide

Resource Prerequisites
MXL DCB needs to be enabled.
VLT needs to be disabled.
FIP Snooping feature needs to be enabled on
the MXL.
conf
Feature fip-snooping
Port-channel member interfaces needs to have
following configuration.
interface range tengigabitethernet
0/33 – 36
port-channel-protocol lacp
port-channel 128 mode active
exit
protocol lldp
no advertise dcbx-tlv ets-reco
dcbx port-role auto-upstream
no shut
exit
Port-channel connecting Cisco Nexus switch
needs to have following configuration.
interface port-channel 128
portmode hybrid
switchport
fip-snooping port-mode fcf
Server facing ports needs to have following
configuration.
portmode hybrid
switchport
protocol lldp
dcbx port-role auto-downstream
no shutdown
exit
Cisco Nexus
Following is the prerequisite for Cisco Nexus:
Enable “npv” feature on the switch. This
requires switch reboot and old configuration
will be wiped off. (Ensure to backup the
configuration before enabling the feature)
conf
feature npv
Enable required features .
feature fcoe
feature npiv
feature lacp
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