Reference Guide

Term Description
functions as a proxy for multiple server CNA-port
connections.
ENode port Port mode of a server-facing S5000 Ethernet port
that provides access to FCF functionality on a
fabric.
CNA port N-port functionality on an FCoE-enabled server
port. A converged network adapter (CNA) can use
one or more Ethernet ports. CNAs can encapsulate
Fibre Channel frames in Ethernet for FCoE
transport and de-encapsulate Fibre Channel
frames from FCoE to native Fibre Channel.
DCB map Template used to configure DCB parameters,
including priority-based flow control (PFC) and
enhanced transmission selection (ETS), on CEE
ports.
Fibre Channel fabric Network of Fibre Channel devices and storage
arrays that inter-operate and communicate.
FCF Fibre Channel forwarder: FCoE-enabled switch
that can forward FC traffic to both downstream
FCoE and upstream FC devices. An NPIV proxy
gateway functions as an FCF to export upstream F
port configurations to downstream server CNA
ports.
FC-MAP FCoE MAC-address prefix — The unique 24-bit
MAC address prefix in FCoE packets used to
generate a fabric-provided MAC address (FPMA).
The FPMA is required to send FCoE packets from a
server to a SAN fabric.
FCoE map Template used to configure FCoE and FC
parameters on Ethernet and FC ports in a
converged fabric.
FCoE VLAN VLAN dedicated to carrying only FCoE traffic
between server CNA ports and a SAN fabric. (FCoE
traffic must travel in a VLAN.) When you apply an
FCoE map on a port, FCoE is enabled on the port.
All non-FCoE traffic is dropped on an FCoE VLAN.
FIP FCoE Initialization Protocol: Layer 2 protocol for
endpoint discovery, fabric login, and fabric
association. Server CNAs use FIP to discover an
upstream FCoE switch operating as an FCF. FIP
keepalive messages maintain the connection
between an FCoE initiator and an FCF.
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