Steps Allocate interfaces as "type fc" slot 1 port 25-32 type fc FC Must start at the top of a module and count down Requires config save and reload Enable "feature fcoe" FC and FCOE features are not activated until the FC_FEATURES_PKG is enabled Fibre Channel Interfaces Like Ethernet, FC Auto Negotiation is on by default Configuration Parameters Port Types switchport mode F,FL.E.SD,NP... Trunk Mode switchport trunk mode on,off, or auto Speed switchport speed 1000,2000,4000, or 8000 Verify with the "show interface brier" Fibre Channel Expansion Ports E_port Inter Switch Link (ISL) On Certain MDS line cards, E pots cannot be auto-negotiated E_port requires dedicated rate-mode "switchport rate-mode dedicated" This may disable some ports that share the same ASIC Very much like the port groupings for Nexus 7K's All Ports on a Nexus 5500 are dedicated rate mode If you set at 8Gbps they can send at 8Gbps FC Trunking Expansion Ports TE_port Extended ISL and extend multiple VSAN's across links (similar to 802.1Q) Trunking negotiation is on for E ports trunk protocol enable show trunk protocol Manually configured as combination of : switchport mode e | auto switchport trunk mode on | auto there is no switchport mode te command Overall Design  N5K1 show int brief  Also by default port 1-32 (on a 5548UP) are configured as Ethernet. N5K1 show int 1/32 transceiver  N5K1 conf t slot 1 port 25-32 type fc end copy run start reload ! feature fcoe conf t int fc1/31-32 no shut int fc1/27 - 28 switchport mode e no shut (remember these are all dedicated ports no need to set that mode) N5K2 conf t slot 1 port 25- 32 type fc end copy run start reload ! feature fcoe conf t int fc1/31-32 no shut int fc1/29 switchport mode e no shut MDS1 conf t int fc1/17 - 18 description TO JBOD switchport mode fl no shut int fc1/1 - 2 switchport rate-mode dedicated switchport mode e no shut int fc1/13 switchport rate-mode dedicated switchport mode e no shut MDS2 conf t int fc1/13 - 14 description TO JBOD switchport mode fl no shut int fc1/5 switchport rate-mode dedicated switchport mode e no shut int fc1/10 switchport rate-mode dedicated switchport mode e no shut N5K1 show interface brief  You'll notice that the ports stop at 25, because we haven't enabled the feature fcoe yet. after feature fcoe show interface brief  Bring up fc1/31-32 with a no shut on N5K1 and N5K2 show int fc1/31-32 brief  Next we bring up the MDS 1 and 2 ports to the JBODS and verify with show interface brief  After you verify that you can issue the "show flogi database" to see if the LOCAL host can be seen. MDS2 show flogi database  Now bring up the Ports between the MDS's and N5K's On N5K1 issue the show interface fc1/27 - 28  You can see the status is trunking and the Mode is TE for trunking expansion Now bring up the the ports between MDS1 and MDS2 show int fc1/10 brief  |
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