Addendum

LoginMethod : FLOGI
Secs : 5593
Status : LOGGED_IN
ENode[1]:
ENode MAC : 00:10:18:f1:94:22
ENode Intf : Te 0/13
FCF MAC : 5c:f9:dd:ef:10:c9
Fabric Intf : Fc 0/0
FCoE Vlan : 1003
Fabric Map : fid_1003
ENode WWPN : 10:00:00:00:c9:d9:9c:cb
ENode WWNN : 10:00:00:00:c9:d9:9c:cd
FCoE MAC : 0e:fc:03:01:02:02
FC-ID : 01:02:01
LoginMethod : FDISC
Secs : 5593
Status : LOGGED_IN
Related
Commands
dcb-map — creates a DCB map to configure DCB parameters on Ethernet ports
that support converged Ethernet traffic.
fcoe-map — creates an FCoE map which contains the parameters used in the
communication between servers and a SAN fabric.
NPIV Proxy Gateway Configuration on FC Flex IO
Modules
The Fibre Channel (FC) Flex IO module is supported on Dell Networking MXL 10/40GbE Switch and Dell
PowerEdge IO Aggregator (IOA). The MXL and IOA switch installed with the FC Flex IO module functions
as a top-of-rack edge switch that supports converged enhanced ethernet (CEE) traffic — Fibre channel
over Ethernet (FCoE) for storage, inter-process communication (IPC) for servers, and Ethernet local area
network (LAN) (IP cloud) for data — as well as FC links to one or more storage area network (SAN) fabrics.
The N-port identifier virtualization (NPIV) proxy gateway (NPG) provides FCoE-FC bridging capability on
the MXL 10/40GbE Switch and M I/O Aggregator with the FC Flex IO module.
This chapter describes how to configure and use an NPIV proxy gateway on an MXL 10/40GbE Switch
and M I/O Aggregator with the FC Flex IO module in a storage area network (SAN).
NPIV Proxy Gateway Operations and Capabilities
Benefits of an NPIV Proxy Gateway
The MXL 10/40GbE Switch and M I/O Aggregator with the FC Flex IO module functions as a top-of-rack
edge switch that supports Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) traffic — FCoE for storage, Inter-process
Communication (IPC) for servers, and Ethernet LAN (IP cloud) for data — as well as Fibre Channel (FC)
links to one or more SAN fabrics.
Using an NPIV proxy gateway (NPG) helps resolve the following problems in a storage area network:
• Fibre Channel storage networks typically consist of servers connected to edge switches, which are
connected to SAN core switches. As the SAN grows, it is necessary to add more ports and SAN
switches. This results in an increase in the required domain IDs, which may surpass the upper limit of
239 domain IDs supported in the SAN network. An NPG avoids the need for additional domain IDs
because it is deployed outside the SAN and uses the domain IDs of core switches in its FCoE links.
• With the introduction of 10GbE links, FCoE is being implemented for server connections to optimize
performance. However, a SAN traditionally uses Fibre Channel to transmit storage traffic. FCoE servers
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NPIV Proxy Gateway for FC Flex IO Modules