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Do not move a network adapter port from one vSwitch to another when FCoE traffic is active. If you
make this change, reboot your host afterwards.
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If you changed the vSwitch for a network adapter port and caused a failure, moving the port back to
the original vSwitch resolves the problem.
Set Up Networking for Software FCoE
Before you activate the software FCoE adapters, create VMkernel network adapters for all physical FCoE
NICs installed on your host.
This procedure explains how to create a single VMkernel network adapter connected to a single FCoE
physical network adapter through a vSphere Standard switch. If your host has multiple network adapters
or multiple ports on the adapter, connect each FCoE NIC to a separate standard switch. For more
information, see the vSphere Networking documentation.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the host.
2 Click Actions > Add Networking.
3 Select VMkernel Network Adapter, and click Next.
4 Select New standard switch to create a vSphere Standard switch.
5 To enable Jumbo Frames, change MTU (Bytes) to the value of 2500 or more, and click Next.
6 Click the Add adapters icon, and select the network adapter (vmnic#) that supports FCoE.
Make sure to assign the adapter to Active Adapters.
7 Enter a network label.
Network label is a friendly name that identifies the VMkernel adapter that you are creating, for
example, FCoE.
8 Specify a VLAN ID and click Next.
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 After you finish configuration, 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.
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