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Fibre Channel Interface
The S5000 functions as a converged enhanced Ethernet (CEE) switch that supports both LAN and storage area network (SAN)
traffic using the Fibre Channel protocol.
To access a SAN fabric, use a Fibre Channel (FC) module installed in the S5000.
S5000 FC ports operate at 2G, 4G, and 8G speed. By default, FC ports have autosensing speed enabled to use or negotiate
port speed with a peer SAN switch. The S5000 switch supports two FC switch modes: NPIV proxy gateway (NPG) and Fabric
Services. When you enable the Fibre Channel, the default FC switch mode is NPG. The switch supports FC links to one or more
SAN fabrics using the NPG feature. To provide FC-ID, name service, and zoning, you can configure the FC Switch mode of
fabric services on the switch. For more information, refer to Fabric Services.
NOTE: An S5000 configured as an NPIV proxy gateway does not join a SAN fabric, but functions as an FCoE-FC bridge
that forwards storage traffic between server CNAs and core SAN switches. You can connect SAN FC switches directly to
S5000 FC ports. You cannot connect an FC server or SAN storage device to an S5000 FC port. For more information, refer
to NPIV Proxy Gateway.
Topics:
Configure Fibre Channel Interfaces
Enabling Fibre Channel Capability
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
Displaying Fibre Channel Information
Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Operation
Configuring the Fibre Channel Port Group in Passthrough Ethernet Mode
Displaying Fibre Channel Port Group Mode Information
Configure Fibre Channel Interfaces
To configure FC interfaces on the S5000 switch, follow these steps.
1. Enable Fibre Channel capability on the switch.
2. Configure Fibre Channel interfaces.
3. Verify the global Fibre Channel configuration on the switch and on individual interfaces.
Enabling Fibre Channel Capability
To enable Fibre Channel capability, follow this step.
Enable Fibre Channel capability.
CONFIGURATION mode
feature fc
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
To configure a Fibre Channel interface, follow these steps.
1. Configure an FC interface.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface fibrechannel slot/port
The range of the slot (stack-unit) numbers is from 0 to 11. The range of the port numbers is from 0 to 47.
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