Reference Guide

Applying an FCoE Map on Fabric-Facing FC Ports
By default, FC ports are configured to operate in N Port mode to connect to an F port on an FC switch in
a fabric.
You can apply only one FCoE map on an FC port.
When you apply an FCoE map on a fabric-facing FC port, the FC port becomes part of the FCoE fabric,
whose settings in the FCoE map are configured on the port and exported to downstream server CNA
ports.
Each FC port is associated with an Ethernet MAC address (FCF MAC address). When you enable a fabric-
facing FC port, the FCoE map applied to the port starts sending FIP multicast advertisements using the
parameters in the FCoE map over server-facing Ethernet ports. A server sees the FC port with its applied
FCoE map as an FCF port.
1. Configure a fabric-facing FC port.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface fibrechannel slot/ port
For information about how to configure FC port settings, refer to Fibre Channel Interface.
2. Apply the FCoE and FC fabric configurations in an FCoE map to the port.
INTERFACE mode or FIBRE_CHANNEL mode
fabric map-name
Repeat this step to apply an FCoE map to more than one FC port.
For example:
Dell# interface fi 0/0
Dell(config-if-fc-0/0)# fabric SAN_FABRIC_A
3. Enable the port for FC transmission.
INTERFACE mode or FIBRE_CHANNEL mode
no shutdown
You can apply a DCB or FCoE map to a range of Ethernet or Fibre Channel interfaces by using the
interface range command; for example:
Dell(config)# interface tengigabitEthernet 1/12 - 23 , tengigabitEthernet 2/24
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Dell(config)# interface fibrechannel 0/0 - 3 , fibrechannel 0/8 - 11
Enter the interface range keywords then an interface type and port range. A port range must contain
spaces before and after the dash. Separate each interface type and port range with a space, comma, and
space as shown in the previous example.
Sample Configuration
The following are DCB, VLAN, and FCoE configuration examples.
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