Users Guide

13–Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
FCoE Boot from SAN
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3. Create a /etc/fcoe/cfg-<INTERFACE> file for each new FCoE initiator
by duplicating the /etc/fcoe/cfg-<INTERFACE> file that was already
configured during initial installation.
4. Issue the following command:
nm-connection-editor
a. Open Network Connection and choose each new interface.
b. Configure each interface as needed, including DHCP settings.
c. Click Apply to save.
5. For each new interface, edit
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-<INTERFACE> to add
the line NM_CONTROLLED="no". Modifying these files automatically causes
a restart to the network service, which may cause the system to appear to
hang briefly. Marvell recommends that you ensure that redundant multipath
paths are available before performing this operation.
VMware ESXi FCoE Boot Installation
FCoE Boot from SAN requires that the latest Marvell BCM57xx and BCM57xxx
async drivers be included into the ESXi 6.5 install image. Refer to
Image_builder_doc.pdf from VMware on how to slipstream drivers.
Table 13-1 shows the supported Legacy BFS and uEFI BFS.
To install ESXi FCoE boot:
1. Boot from the updated ESXi 6.0 U2 installation image and select ESXi 6.0
U2 installer when prompted.
2. On the Welcome to the VMware ESXi installation window, press the ENTER
key to continue.
3. On the EULA window, press the F11 key to accept the agreement and
continue.
Table 13-1. Supported Legacy BFS and uEFI BFS
Version Legacy BFS uEFI BFS
ESXi 6.0 U2 Supported Supported
ESXi 6.5 Supported Supported
ESXi 6.7 Supported Supported