Install Guide

Resource Prerequisites

• VLT needs to be disabled.

• Enable Fibre Channel capability and Full Fabric

mode.

feature fc

• Enable FC ports connecting to Compellent

storage array and FC ports connecting to other

S5000 switch via ISL links.

interface range fi 0/0 - 7

no shut

• Create DCB Map.

dcb-map SAN_DCB_MAP

priority-group 0 bandwidth 60 pfc

off

priority-group 1 bandwidth 40 pfc on

priority-pgid 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

exit

• Create a FCoE VLAN.

interface vlan <VLAN ID> [Create

VLAN for FCoE]

exit

• Create FCoE Map.

fcoe-map default_full_fabric

fabric-id <FCoE VLAN ID> vlan <FCoE

VLAN Id>

fc-map <FC MAP>

exit

Brocade

• Alias needs to be created having Compellent

fault domain WWPN accessible on Brocade

switch. Create a single alias including the virtual

ports for the Compellent fault domain, WWPN

accessible on Brocade switch. ASM automates

the creation of each additional zone for the

server objects and place them into a zone

config.

• Brocade root password needs to be changed

so that the banner presented to change the

default password does not impact ASM's ability

to ssh into the switch.

Compellent

Fault domain need to be created as per

Compellent best practices.

Prerequisites for M1000e (with MXL), Cisco Nexus, and Compellent

The following table describes the prerequisites for the FCoE solution offered using M1000e (with MXL),

Cisco Nexus, and Compellent. For more information, see http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/

extras/m/white_papers/20387203