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interface vlan (NPIV proxy gateway)
Create a dedicated VLAN to be used to send and receive Fibre Channel traffic over FCoE links between servers and a fabric
over an Aggregator with the PMUX module of NPIV proxy gateway.
Syntax
interface vlan vlan-id
Parameters
vlan-id Enter a number as the VLAN Identifier. The range is 1 to 4094.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes Programmable-Mux (PMUX)
Full–Switch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.4(0.0) Introduced on the FN I/O Aggregator.
9.3(0.0) Introduced on the M I/O Aggregator.
Usage
Information
FCoE storage traffic received from servers on an M I/O Aggregator with the PMUX module NPIV proxy
gateway is de-capsulated into Fibre Channel packets and forwarded over FC links to SAN switches in
a specified fabric. You must configure a separate FCoE VLAN for each fabric to which FCoE traffic is
forwarded. Any non-FCoE traffic sent on a dedicated FCoE VLAN will be dropped.
You configure the association between a dedicated VLAN, which carries FCoE traffic from server CNAs
over the NPIV proxy gateway to a SAN fabric in which destination storage arrays are installed, in an FCoE
map by using the fabric id vlan command.
When you apply an FCoE map to a server-facing Ethernet port, the port is automatically configured as a
tagged member of the FCoE VLAN.
For more information about VLANs and the commands to configure them, refer to the Virtual LAN
(VLAN) Commands section.
Example (Single
Range)
Dell(conf)#interface vlan 10
Dell(conf-if-vl-3)#
pfc mode on
Enable the PFC configuration on the port so that the priorities are included in DCBX negotiation with peer PFC devices.
Syntax
pfc mode on
To disable the PFC configuration, use the no pfc mode on command.
Defaults PFC mode is on.
Command Modes DCB MAP
Supported Modes Programmable-Mux (PMUX)
Full–Switch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.4(0.0) Introduced on the FN I/O Aggregator.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the M I/O Aggregator.
372 Data Center Bridging (DCB)