Users Guide

FC Flex IO Modules....................................................................................................................................................... 289
Understanding and Working of the FC Flex IO Modules.......................................................................................... 289
FC Flex IO Modules Overview............................................................................................................................... 289
FC Flex IO Module Capabilities and Operations...................................................................................................290
Guidelines for Working with FC Flex IO Modules................................................................................................. 291
Processing of Data Trac.......................................................................................................................................293
Installing and Conguring the Switch....................................................................................................................293
Interconnectivity of FC Flex IO Modules with Cisco MDS Switches................................................................295
Fibre Channel over Ethernet for FC Flex IO Modules............................................................................................... 297
27 FC FLEXIO FPORT.................................................................................................................................. 298
FC FLEXIO FPORT........................................................................................................................................................298
Conguring Switch Mode to FCF Port Mode............................................................................................................299
Name Server.................................................................................................................................................................. 300
FCoE Maps.....................................................................................................................................................................300
Creating an FCoE Map.................................................................................................................................................. 301
Zoning..............................................................................................................................................................................302
Creating Zone and Adding Members...........................................................................................................................303
Creating Zone Alias and Adding Members..................................................................................................................303
Creating Zonesets..........................................................................................................................................................303
Activating a Zoneset..................................................................................................................................................... 304
Displaying the Fabric Parameters................................................................................................................................ 304
28 NPIV Proxy Gateway................................................................................................................................307
Supported Modes.......................................................................................................................................................... 307
NPIV Proxy Gateway Conguration............................................................................................................................ 307
NPIV Proxy Gateway Operations and Capabilities.....................................................................................................307
NPIV Proxy Gateway Operation ........................................................................................................................... 308
NPIV Proxy Gateway: Protocol Services.............................................................................................................. 308
NPIV Proxy Gateway Functionality....................................................................................................................... 308
NPIV Proxy Gateway: Terms and Denitions....................................................................................................... 309
Conguring an NPIV Proxy Gateway...........................................................................................................................310
Enabling Fibre Channel Capability on the Switch................................................................................................. 312
Creating a DCB Map ............................................................................................................................................... 312
Applying a DCB Map on Server-facing Ethernet Ports ...................................................................................... 313
Creating an FCoE VLAN..........................................................................................................................................313
Creating an FCoE Map ........................................................................................................................................... 313
Applying an FCoE Map on Server-facing Ethernet Ports................................................................................... 315
Applying an FCoE Map on Fabric-facing FC Ports.............................................................................................. 315
Sample Conguration...............................................................................................................................................316
Displaying NPIV Proxy Gateway Information...............................................................................................................317
show interfaces status Command Example.......................................................................................................... 317
show fcoe-map Command Examples ................................................................................................................... 318
show qos dcb-map Command Examples .............................................................................................................319
show npiv devices brief Command Example........................................................................................................320
show npiv devices Command Example ................................................................................................................320
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