Cisco APIC Layer 2 Networking Configuration Guide, Release 6.2(x)

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Cisco APIC Layer 2 Networking Configuration Guide, Release 6.2(x)

Configure a traffic map for a Fibre Channel port

Updated: July 7, 2026

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Configures a pinning profile to associate a server port with specific uplink ports or port channels for Fibre Channel traffic. This mapping ensures that server login requests are directed to designated uplink paths.

In an application in which multiple uplink ports are available, server traffic by default is load-balanced among the available uplink ports. In some cases, it might be necessary to have a server send its login request (FLOGI) to one or more specific uplink ports or port channels. In such cases, you can create a pinning profile (traffic map) to associate the server port to those uplink ports or port channels.

This procedure assumes that you have already configured one or more server ports and one or more uplink ports or port channels. Because the server ports have already been configured, you must first shut (disable) any server port that is to be mapped to an uplink. After configuring the traffic map, re-enable the port.

Before you begin

This procedure assumes that the following items are already configured:

  • Server ports (F ports) and uplink ports or port channels (NP ports)

  • A tenant, including an application profile and application EPG

Note

Before creating a pinning profile (traffic map), you must shut the server port that is to be mapped to an uplink.

Procedure

  1. In the Fabric > Inventory > Pod n > Leaf n > Interfaces > FC Interfaces work pane, select and disable the server interface port that is to be mapped to an uplink.

  2. Expand Tenants > Tenant name > Application Profiles > application profile name > Application EPGs > EPG name > Fibre Channel (Paths) and perform the following actions:

    1. Right click Fibre Channel (Paths) and click Deploy Fibre Channel .
    2. In the Path Type control, click Port .
    3. From the Node drop-down list, choose the leaf switch.
    4. From the Path drop-down list, choose the server port that is to be mapped to a specific uplink port.
    5. In the VSAN field, enter the port default VSAN.
    6. In the VSAN Mode control, click Native .
    7. Verify that the Type is fcoe.
    8. From the Pinning Label drop-down list, choose Create Pinning Profile .
    9. In the Name field, enter a name for the traffic map.
    10. In the Path Type control, click Port to connect to a single NP uplink port or Direct Port Channel to connect to an FC port channel.

      If you choose Port for the path type, you must also choose the leaf switch from the Node drop-down list that appears.

      If you choose Direct Port Channel for the path type, you must also choose the FC PC you have defined in Interface Policy Group.

    11. From the Path drop-down list, choose the uplink port or port channel to which the server port will be mapped.
    12. Click Submit to return to the Deploy Fibre Channel dialog box.
    13. Click Submit .

  3. In the Fabric > Inventory > Pod n > Leaf n > Interfaces > FC Interfaces work pane, select and re-enable the server interface port that is mapped to an uplink.