Brocade Communications Systems 53-1001761-01 User Manual

VLAN configuration and management

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Example  of selecting the VLAN interface number “55”. 

switch(config)#interface vlan 55

3. Enter the spanning-tree shutdown command to disable spanning tree on VLAN 1002.

switch(conf-if-vl-55)#spanning-tree shutdown 

Configuring a VLAN interface to forward FCoE traffic

An FCoE Forwarder (FCF) is an FCoE device that supports FCoE VF_ports. It is the equivalent of an 
FC switch. A VLAN can be made FCF-capable. Only FCF-capable VLANs can carry FCoE traffic. 

To configure a VLAN interface to forward FCoE traffic, perform the following steps from Privileged 
EXEC mode.

1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode.

2. Enter the interface command to select the VLAN interface number. 

Example  of selecting the VLAN interface number “1002”. 

switch(config)#interface vlan 1002

3. Enter the fcf forward command to enable the forwarding of FCoE traffic on the VLAN interface.

switch(conf-if-vl-1002)#fcf forward

Configuring an interface port as a Layer 2 switch port

To configure the interface as a Layer 2 switch port, perform the following steps from Privileged 
EXEC mode.

1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode.

2. Enter the interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. 

Example  of selecting the Ten Gigabit Ethernet port number 0/1.

switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1

3. Enter the no shutdown command to enable the CEE interface.

4. Enter the switchport command to configure the interface as a Layer 2 switch port. 

5. Enter the do show command to confirm the status of the CEE interface. For example

switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#do show interface tengigabitethernet 0/1

6. Enter the do show command to confirm the status of the CEE interface running configuration. 

switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#do show running-config interface tengigabitethernet 0/1

Configuring an interface port as an access interface 

Each CEE interface port supports admission policies based on whether the frames are untagged or 
tagged. Access mode admits only untagged and priority-tagged frames.

To configure the interface as an access interface, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC 
mode.