Install Guide

Resource Prerequisites

vsan 2 interface vfc101

vsan 2 interface vfc102

vsan 2 interface fc2/1

vsan 2 interface fc2/2

NOTE: All the Compellent ports needs to

part of the same VSAN.

Compellent

Create fault domain as per Compellent best

practices.

Prerequisites for M1000e (with MXL), Cisco Nexus, Brocade, and Dell

Compellent

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

Cisco Nexus, Brocade, and Dell Compellent.

Table 9. Prerequisites for M1000e (with MXL), Cisco Nexus, Brocade, and Dell Compellent

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