Deployment Guide

3 Dell EMC Networking FCoE-to-Fibre Channel Deployment with S4148U-ON in F_port Mode | version 1.0
Table of contents
Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Typographical conventions ................................................................................................................................. 7
1.2 Attachments ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
2 Hardware overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Dell EMC Networking S4148U-ON ..................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Dell EMC Networking Z9100-ON ........................................................................................................................ 8
2.3 Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON ....................................................................................................................... 8
2.4 Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 server .................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 Dell EMC Unity 500F storage array .................................................................................................................... 9
3 Topology overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 FC SAN topology detail .................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 LAN topology detail .......................................................................................................................................... 12
3.3 OOB management network .............................................................................................................................. 13
4 Preparation ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.1 Reset server CNAs to factory defaults ............................................................................................................. 14
4.2 Configure NIC partitioning on CNAs ................................................................................................................. 14
4.3 Determine CNA FCoE port WWPNs ................................................................................................................ 16
4.4 Determine Unity 500F storage array FC WWPNs ............................................................................................ 18
4.5 VMware preparation ......................................................................................................................................... 19
4.5.1 VMware ESXi download and installation .......................................................................................................... 19
4.5.2 Install and configure VMware vCenter Server 6.5 U1 ...................................................................................... 19
4.5.3 Add ESXi hosts to vCenter Server ................................................................................................................... 19
4.5.4 Add VMkernel adapters for FCoE ..................................................................................................................... 20
4.5.5 Increase MTU size for FCoE ............................................................................................................................ 21
4.5.6 Add software FCoE adapters to ESXi Hosts .................................................................................................... 22
5 S4148U-ON switch configuration ............................................................................................................................... 23
5.1 Prepare switches .............................................................................................................................................. 23
5.1.1 Factory default configuration ............................................................................................................................ 23
5.1.2 Set switch port profile ....................................................................................................................................... 23
5.2 Configure switches ........................................................................................................................................... 24
5.2.1 Initial configuration settings .............................................................................................................................. 24