Following is the prerequisite for Cisco Nexus.
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Enable required features.
feature fcoe
feature npiv
feature lacp
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Create a new VSAN - instantiate it in the VSAN database.
conf
vsan database
vsan <vsan id>
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Configure regular ethernet VLANs, and then the FCoE VLAN is
created with an assignment to its respective VSAN.
vlan <fcoe vlan>
fcoe vsan <vsan>
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Instantiate but do not configure the upstream port-channel
(LAG) to the core /aggregation switch.
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Instantiate but do not configure the downstream port-channel
(LAG) to the IOA4.
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Create the VFC interface to bind to the servers CNA FIP MAC
address. This can be located in the CMC WWN table or the IDRAC page
for the server.
Example
interface vfc101
bind mac-address 5C:F9:DD:16:EF:07
no shutdown
interface vfc102
bind mac-address 5C:F9:DD:16:EF:21
no shutdown
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Move back into the VSAN database and create entries for the
new VFC just created and create entries for the FC port(s) that will
be used.
vsan database
vsan 2 interface vfc101
vsan 2 interface vfc102
vsan 2 interface fc2/1
vsan
2 interface fc2/2
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NOTE: All the Compellent
ports needs to part of the same VSAN.