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FIP Snooping Example

The below illustration shows an Aggregator used as a FIP snooping bridge for FCoE traffic between an

ENode (server blade) and an FCF (ToR switch). The ToR switch operates as an FCF and FCoE gateway.

Figure 9. FIP Snooping on an Aggregator

In tbe above figure, DCBX and PFC are enabled on the Aggregator (FIP snooping bridge) and on the FCF

ToR switch. On the FIP snooping bridge, DCBX is configured as follows:

• A server-facing port is configured for DCBX in an auto-downstream role.

• An FCF-facing port is configured for DCBX in an auto-upstream or configuration-source role.

FIP Snooping