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 Traffic..................................................................................................................................... 293
Installing and Configuring 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
Configuring 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 Configuration............................................................................................................................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 Definitions...................................................................................................... 309
Configuring 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 Configuration.............................................................................................................................................. 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
12
Contents