Dell PowerEdge FN I/O Module Configuration Guide 9.10(0.0)

An FCoE map consists of the following elements.

1. Create an FCoE map which contains parameters used in the communication between servers and a SAN fabric. CONFIGURATION mode fcoe-map map-name
2. Configure the association between the dedicated VLAN and the fabric where the desired storage arrays are installed. FCoE MAP mode fabric-id fabric-num vlan vlan-id The fabric and VLAN ID numbers must be the same. The fabric and VLAN ID range is from 2 to 4094. For example:

   fabric id 10 vlan 10

3. Add a text description of the settings in the FCoE map. FCoE MAP mode description text The maximum is 32 characters.
4. Specify the FC-MAP value used to generate a fabric-provided MAC address, which is required to send FCoE traffic from a server on the FCoE VLAN to the FC fabric specified in Step 2. FCoE MAP mode fc-map fc-map-value You must enter a unique MAC address prefix as the FC-MAP value for each fabric. The range is from 0EFC00 to 0EFCFF. The default is none.
5. Configure the priority used by a server CNA to select the FCF for a fabric login (FLOGI). FCoE MAP mode fcf-priority priority The range is from 1 to 255. The default is 128.
6. Enable the monitoring FIP keep-alive messages (if it is disabled) to detect if other FCoE devices are reachable. FCoE MAP mode keepalive The default is FIP keep-alive monitoring is enabled.
7. Configure the time interval (in seconds) used to transmit FIP keepalive advertisements. FCoE MAP mode fka-adv-period seconds The range is from 8 to 90 seconds. The default is 8 seconds.