Reference Guide

Fibre Channel Interface

The S5000 functions as a converged enhanced Ethernet (CEE) switch that supports both LAN and storage

area network (SAN) traffic using the Fibre Channel protocol.

To access a SAN fabric, use a Fibre Channel (FC) module installed in the S5000.

S5000 FC ports operate at 2G, 4G, and 8G speed. By default, FC ports have autosensing speed enabled to

use or negotiate port speed with a peer SAN switch. The S5000 switch supports two FC switch modes:

NPIV proxy gateway (NPG) and Fabric Services. When you enable the Fibre Channel, the default FC switch

mode is NPG. The switch supports FC links to one or more SAN fabrics using the NPG feature. To provide

FC-ID, name service, and zoning, you can configure the FC Switch mode of fabric services on the switch.

For more information, refer to Fabric Services.

NOTE: An S5000 configured as an NPIV proxy gateway does not join a SAN fabric, but functions as

an FCoE-FC bridge that forwards storage traffic between server CNAs and core SAN switches. You

can connect SAN FC switches directly to S5000 FC ports. You cannot connect an FC server or SAN

storage device to an S5000 FC port. For more information, refer to NPIV Proxy Gateway.

Configure Fibre Channel Interfaces

To configure FC interfaces on the S5000 switch, follow these steps.

1. Enable Fibre Channel capability on the switch.

2. Configure Fibre Channel interfaces.

3. Verify the global Fibre Channel configuration on the switch and on individual interfaces.

Enabling Fibre Channel Capability

To enable Fibre Channel capability, follow this step.

Enable Fibre Channel capability.

CONFIGURATION mode

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Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces

To configure a Fibre Channel interface, follow these steps.

1. Configure an FC interface.

CONFIGURATION mode

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