Reference Guide

feature fc
Enable Fibre Channel capability on the S5000.
S5000
Syntax
feature fc
Defaults The S5000 is not enabled to operate in Fibre Channel mode.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
Use this command to configure the S5000 to interoperate with Fibre Channel
devices in SAN fabrics.
Enter the no feature fc command to disable the Fibre Channel command-line
interface and free memory resources allocated to Fibre Channel operation.
Example
Dell(conf)#feature fc
Related
Commands
show interfaces fibrechannel — displays the configuration of a Fibre Channel
interface.
fka-adv-period
In an FCoE map, configure the time interval used to transmit FIP keepalive (FKA) advertisements.
S5000
Syntax
fka-adv-period seconds
Parameters
seconds Enter the time period (in seconds) used to send FIP keepalive
messages to peer devices. The range is from 8 to 90
seconds.
Defaults 8 seconds
Command
Modes
FCOE MAP
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
To delete the FIP keepalive time period from an FCoE map, enter the no fka-
adv-erpiod
command.
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