Active System Manager Release 8.2 Installation Guide

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Prerequisites for Rack Server, S5000, and Compellent

The following table describes the prerequisites for the FCoE solution offered using Rack Server, S5000, and Compellent. For more information, see http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20387203

Table 1. Prerequisites for Rack Server, S5000, and Compellent
Resource	Prerequisites
S5000	DCB needs to be enabled. VLT needs to be disabled. Enable Fibre Channel capability and Full Fabric mode. NOTE: All switches must have SSH connectivity enabled. feature fc fc switch-mode fabric-services Enable FC ports connecting to Compellent storage array and FC ports connecting to other S5000 switch via ISL links. interface range fi 0/0 - 7 no shut Create DCB Map. dcb-map SAN_DCB_MAP priority-group 0 bandwidth 60 pfc off priority-group 1 bandwidth 40 pfc on priority-pgid 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 exit Create a FCoE VLAN. interface vlan <VLAN ID> [Create VLAN for FCoE] exit Create FCoE Map. fcoe-map default_full_fabric fabric-id <FCoE VLAN ID> vlan <FCoE VLAN Id> fc-map <FC MAP> exit
Compellent	Fault domain need to be created as per Compellent best practices.