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Contents 

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 
FCoE Protocol ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 
Implementing Baseline FCoE ............................................................................................................................................... 4 
Solution Topology 1 .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 

Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series in NPIV Mode.............................................................................................. 5 

Dynamic Load Balancing ............................................................................................................................................ 8 
NPV Traffic Management with the NPV Traffic Map ................................................................................................. 8 
List of External Interfaces per Server Interface ......................................................................................................... 8 

Solution Topology 2 ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 

Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series in Switch Mode.......................................................................................... 10 

Configuring FCoE................................................................................................................................................................ 18 

Configuring VLAN-to-VSAN Mapping ........................................................................................................................... 18 
Configuring 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces for FCoE .................................................................................................. 18 
Configuring Virtual Fibre Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................ 19 
Assigning vFC Interfaces to the VSAN ......................................................................................................................... 20 

Configuring Management and Access Control.................................................................................................................. 21 

Configuring Role-Based Access.................................................................................................................................... 21 
Configuring TACACS+ Authentication .......................................................................................................................... 22 
Configuring TACACS+ Accounting ............................................................................................................................... 25 

Configuring the QLogic 10 Gigabit Enhanced Ethernet CNA ........................................................................................... 26 

Configuring the Adapter Side ........................................................................................................................................ 27 
Bringing Up the FCoE Link ............................................................................................................................................ 28 

Debugging ................................................................................................................................................................. 32 

Using the QLogic SANsurfer CLI................................................................................................................................... 34 

Managing the Ethernet (Networking) Interface of the CNA .............................................................................................. 36 

Windows Platform .......................................................................................................................................................... 36 

Using the SANsurfer CNA Networking CLI.............................................................................................................. 36 
Creating Teams or Bonds......................................................................................................................................... 38 
Creating VLANs......................................................................................................................................................... 39 
Using Microsoft Windows Property Pages............................................................................................................... 40 

Linux Platform................................................................................................................................................................. 42 
SuSE Platform ................................................................................................................................................................ 43 

Creating Teams or Bonds......................................................................................................................................... 43 
Creating VLANs......................................................................................................................................................... 45 

RHEL Platform................................................................................................................................................................ 45 

Creating Teams or Bonds......................................................................................................................................... 45 
Creating VLANs......................................................................................................................................................... 46 

VMware Platform............................................................................................................................................................ 47 

Creating Teams or Bonds ......................................................................................................................................... 48 
Creating VLANs......................................................................................................................................................... 51