Reference Guide

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Applying an FCoE Map on fabric-facing FC ports
S5000 FC ports are configured by default 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 S5000 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.
Tip: 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 - 35
Dell(config)# interface fibrechannel 0/0 - 3 , fibrechannel 0/8 - 11
Enter the keywords interface range followed by 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 above examples.
Step Task Command Command Mode
1 Configure a fabric-facing FC port.
For information on how to configure FC port settings,
see Fibre Channel Interfaces.
interface fibrechannel slot/
port
CONFIGURATION
2 Apply the FCoE and FC fabric configurations in an
FCoE map to the port. 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
fabric map-name
INTERFACE
FIBRE_CHANNEL
3 Enable the port for FC transmission.
no shutdown
INTERFACE
FIBRE_CHANNEL