Reference Guide

Fibre Channel over Ethernet............................................................................................................ 350
Ensure Robustness in a Converged Ethernet Network...................................................................350
FIP Snooping on Ethernet Bridges................................................................................................... 352
FIP Snooping in a Switch Stack........................................................................................................ 355
Using FIP Snooping...........................................................................................................................355
Enable the FCoE Transit Feature................................................................................................ 355
FIP Snooping Prerequisites.........................................................................................................356
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 356
Enabling the FCoE Transit Feature............................................................................................. 357
Enable FIP Snooping on VLANs.................................................................................................. 357
Configure the FC-MAP Value..................................................................................................... 357
Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-Bridge Link............................................................................358
Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-FCF Link................................................................................ 358
Impact on Other Software Features...........................................................................................358
FIP Snooping on an NPIV Proxy Gateway..................................................................................359
FIP Snooping in an S5000 Stack.................................................................................................359
Impact on Other Software Features...........................................................................................359
FIP Snooping Restrictions...........................................................................................................360
Configuring FIP Snooping.......................................................................................................... 360
Displaying FIP Snooping Information.........................................................................................361
FCoE Transit Configuration Example...............................................................................................367
19 Enabling FIPS Cryptography........................................................................ 369
Configuration Tasks..........................................................................................................................369
Preparing the System........................................................................................................................369
Enabling FIPS Mode.......................................................................................................................... 370
Generating Host-Keys...................................................................................................................... 370
Monitoring FIPS Mode Status............................................................................................................371
Disabling FIPS Mode..........................................................................................................................371
20 Fibre Channel Interface................................................................................ 373
Configure Fibre Channel Interfaces................................................................................................. 373
Enabling Fibre Channel Capability....................................................................................................373
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces.............................................................................................. 373
Displaying Fibre Channel Information............................................................................................. 374
Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Operation......................................................................................377
Configuring the Fibre Channel Port Group in Passthrough Ethernet Mode.................................. 379
Displaying Fibre Channel Port Group Mode Information............................................................... 379
21 Force10 Resilient Ring Protocol (FRRP)..................................................... 381
Protocol Overview............................................................................................................................ 381
Ring Status...................................................................................................................................383