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Parameters
count <1–10> Enter the number of key request to send. The range is from 1 to 10.
Defaults
timeout is 5
count is 4
Command Modes INTERFACE FIBRE_CHANNEL
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
E9.1.1 Introduced on the S5000.
interface fibrechannel
Configure a Fibre Channel (FC) interface on the switch.
S5000
Syntax
interface fibrechannel slot/port
Parameters
slot/port For slot, enter the stack-unit number assigned to the switch. The range of slot
(stack-unit) numbers is from 0 to 11. The range of port numbers is from 0 to 47.
NOTE: In release 9.0.(1.3), an FC module can be installed only in expansion slot
0 (ports 0 to 11) on an S5000 switch.
Defaults By default, a Fibre Channel port is shut down, configured to operate at autosensing speed in N port mode,
and to receive Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF) attributes, such as MAC address, FIP priority, and FC
keepalive values, from the principal fabric switch.
By default, the stack-unit number of a standalone S5000 switch is 0.
FC ports are configured by default to operate in N port mode to connect to an F port on an FC switch in
a fabric.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
You can configure a Fibre Channel port to operate at 2G, 4G, or 8G FC speed.
By default, Fibre Channel interfaces are disabled (shutdown). When you bring up a Fibre Channel port
(no shutdown), the Fibre Channel link with a fabric is brought up and the port logs in to a peer switch
in the fabric.
When a Fibre Channel port is configured to operate as an NPIV proxy gateway:
● When you shut down the port (shutdown), all FCoE virtual links associated with the port are
removed.
● When you bring up the port (no shutdown), the Fibre Channel link with a fabric is brought up, the
FC port logs in to the principal switch, and the fabric starts sending FIP multicast advertisements over
downstream 10GbE Ethernet ports. The worldwide name (WWN) received from the principal switch is
used as the fabric name in FIP multicast advertisements.
You can apply only one FCoE map on an FC port. When you apply an FCoE map on a fabric-facing FC
port, the FC port becomes part of the FCoE fabric, whose settings in the FCoE map are configured on
the port and exported to downstream server CNA ports. When you enable a fabric-facing FC port, the
714 Fibre Channel Interface Commands