User guide

User Guide NetXtreme II
September 2013
Broadcom Corporation
Document INGSRVT78-CDUM100-R FCoE Boot from SAN Page 223
11. For BCM57800 and BCM57810 boards, the FCoE boot devices need to have a separate vSwitch other than vSwith0.
This allows DHCP to assign the IP address to the management network rather than to the FCoE boot device. To create
a vSwitch for the FCoE boot devices, add the boot device vmnics in vSphere Client under Networking.
NOTE: ESXi 5.1 has a limitation in that a VLAN ID change for a boot device is not possible. It works only for non-
boot devices.
Configuring FCoE Boot from SAN on VMware
Note that each host must have access only to its own boot LUN — not to the boot LUNs of other hosts. Use storage system
software to ensure that the host accesses only the designated LUNs.