Reference Guide

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 FCoE map applied
on the port starts sending FIP multicast advertisements using the parameters in the
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Fibre Channel Interface Commands