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8 Specify a VLAN ID and click Next.
Because FCoE traffic requires an isolated network, make sure that the VLAN ID you enter is different
from the one used for regular networking on your host. For more information, see the vSphere
Networking documentation.
9 Specify the IP settings and click Next.
10 Review the information and click Finish.
You have created the virtual VMkernel adapter for the physical FCoE network adapter installed on your
host.
NOTE To avoid FCoE traffic disruptions, do not remove the FCoE network adapter (vmnic#) from the
vSphere standard switch after you set up FCoE networking.
Add Software FCoE Adapters
You must activate software FCoE adapters so that your host can use them to access Fibre Channel storage.
The number of software FCoE adapters you can activate corresponds to the number of physical FCoE NIC
ports on your host. ESXi supports the maximum of four software FCoE adapters on one host.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Set up networking for the software FCoE adapter.
Required privilege: Host.Configuration.Storage Partition Configuration
Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere Client, and select a host from the inventory panel.
2 Click the Configuration tab and click Storage Adapters in the Hardware panel.
3 Click Add, select Software FCoE Adapter, and click OK.
4 On the Add Software FCoE Adapter dialog box, select an appropriate vmnic from the drop-down list of
physical network adapters.
Only those adapters that are not yet used for FCoE traffic are listed.
5 Click OK.
The software FCoE adapter appears on the list of storage adapters.
After you activate the software FCoE adapter, you can view its properties. If you do not use the adapter, you
can remove it from the list of adapters.
Disable Automatic Host Registration
When you use EMC CLARiiON or Invista arrays for storage, it is required that the hosts register with the
arrays. ESXi performs automatic host registration by sending the host's name and IP address to the array. If
you prefer to perform manual registration using storage management software, disable the ESXi auto-
registration feature.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select the host in the inventory panel.
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