Administrator Guide

FCoE Transit

Dell Networking OS supports the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Transit feature. When you enable the

switch for FCoE transit, the switch functions as a FIP snooping bridge.

NOTE: FCoE transit is not supported on Fibre Channel interfaces.

Supported Modes

Full–Switch

Topics:

• Fibre Channel over Ethernet

• Ensure Robustness in a Converged Ethernet Network

• FIP Snooping on Ethernet Bridges

• FIP Snooping in a Switch Stack

• Using FIP Snooping

• Displaying FIP Snooping Information

• FCoE Transit Configuration Example

Fibre Channel over Ethernet

FCoE provides a converged Ethernet network that allows the combination of storage-area network (SAN) and

LAN traffic on a Layer 2 link by encapsulating Fibre Channel data into Ethernet frames.

FCoE works with the Ethernet enhancements provided in data center bridging (DCB) to support lossless (no-

drop) SAN and LAN traffic. In addition, DCB provides flexible bandwidth sharing for different traffic types, such

as LAN and SAN, according to 802.1p priority classes of service. For more information, refer to the

Data Center Bridging (DCB) chapter.

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