Reference Guide

Command
Modes
INTERFACE FIBRE_CHANNEL
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
An FCoE map is a template used to map FCoE and FC parameters in a converged
fabric. An FCoE map is used to virtualize upstream FC ports on an S5000 NPIV
proxy gateway so that they appear to downstream server CNA ports as FCoE
forwarder (FCF) ports on an FCoE network. When applied to FC and Ethernet ports
on an NPIV proxy gateway, an FCoE map allows the switch to operate as an FCoE-
FC bridge between an FC SAN and an FCoE network by providing FCoE-enabled
servers and switches with the necessary parameters to log in to a SAN fabric. Use
the fcoe-map command to create an FCoE map.
On an S5000 NPIV proxy gateway, an FCoE map is applied on fabric-facing FC
ports and server-facing Ethernet ports. Use the fabric command to apply an
FCoE map on an FC port. Use the fcoe-map command to apply an FCoE map on
an Ethernet port.
After you apply an FCoE map on an FC interface, when the port is enabled (no
shutdown), the NPIV proxy gateway starts sending FIP multicast advertisements on
behalf of the FC port to downstream servers in order to advertise the availability of
a new FCF port on the FCoE VLAN.
To remove an FCoE map from an FC interface, enter the no fabric map-name
command in Interface configuration mode.
Related
Commands
fcoe-map — creates an FCoE map which contains the parameters used in the
communication between servers and a SAN fabric.
interface fibrechannel — configures a Fibre Channel interface on the switch. .
show fcoe-map— displays the Fibre Channel and FCoE configuration parameters in
FCoE maps.
fabric-id vlan
In an FCoE map, configure the association between the dedicated VLAN used to carry FCoE traffic
between servers and a SAN, and the fabric where the desired storage arrays are installed.
S5000
Syntax
fabric-id fabric-num vlan vlan-id
Parameters
fabric-id
fabric-num
Enter a fabric ID number that is the same as the ID number
of the dedicated VLAN used to carry FCoE storage traffic to
the fabric specified in the FCoE map.
vlanvlan-id Enter the ID number of the dedicated VLAN used to carry
FCoE storage traffic between servers and a SAN fabric and
specified with the vlan command in the FCoE map.
NPIV Proxy Gateway
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