Install Guide

Prerequisites for Rack Server, Cisco Nexus, and Compellent

The following table describes the prerequisites for the FCoE solution offered using Rack Server, Cisco

Nexus and Compellent.

Table 8. Prerequisites for Rack Server, Cisco Nexus, and Compellent

Resource Prerequisites

Cisco Nexus

Following is the prerequisite for Cisco Nexus.

• Enable required features.

feature fcoe

feature npiv

feature lacp

NOTE: On systems with Cisco Nexus B22

Fabric Extenders, internal ports 17-32 are

not supported hence, certain network

ports in some servers may not function

when used with this device.

•

Create a new VSAN - instantiate it in the VSAN

database.

conf

vsan database

vsan <vsan id>

• Configure regular ethernet VLANs, and then the

FCoE VLAN is created with an assignment to its

respective VSAN.

vlan <fcoe vlan>

fcoe vsan <vsan>

• Instantiate but do not configure the upstream

port-channel (LAG) to the core /aggregation

switch.

• Instantiate but do not configure the

downstream port-channel (LAG) to the IOA4.

• Create the VFC interface to bind to the servers

CNA FIP MAC address. This can be located in

the CMC WWN table or the IDRAC page for the

server.

For Example

interface vfc101

bind mac-address 5C:F9:DD:16:EF:07

no shutdown

interface vfc102

bind mac-address 5C:F9:DD:16:EF:21

no shutdown

• Move back into the VSAN database and create

entries for the new VFC just created and create

entries for the FC port(s) that will be used.

vsan database