Install Guide

Resource Prerequisites
default password does not impact ASM's ability
to ssh into the switch.
Dell Compellent
Create fault domain as per Dell Compellent best
practices.
Prerequisites for M1000e (with MXL and FC FlexIOM), Brocade, and Dell
Compellent
The following table describes the prerequisites for the FCoE solution offered using M1000e (with MXL
and FC FlexIOM), Brocade, and Dell Compellent.
Table 11. Prerequisites for M1000e (with MXL and FC FlexIOM), Brocade, and Dell Compellent
Resource Prerequisites
MXL • DCB needs to be enabled.
• VLT needs to be disabled.
• FC feature needs to be enabled on the MXL.
Remove “fip-snooping” feature if enabled on
the MXL.
conf
feature fc
• 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
• Server facing ports needs to have following
configuration.
portmode hybrid
switchport
protocol lldp
dcbx port-role auto-downstream
no shut
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.
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