Guides the configuration and deployment of Fibre Channel over Ethernet on ACI fabric, covering hardware requirements, implementation methods, and SAN boot scenarios.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Supporting Fibre Channel over Ethernet traffic on the Cisco ACI fabric
Describes how Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure enables configuration and management of FCoE traffic support on the fabric.
Requirement: configure global VLAN scope for FCoE
Outlines the required VLAN scope configuration for Fibre Channel over Ethernet implementation.
Fibre channel over ethernet supported hardware
Lists the Cisco Nexus switches and FEX devices that support Fibre Channel over Ethernet.
FCoE policy, profile, and domain configurations
Explains the APIC GUI configuration components including policies, policy groups, profiles, and domains used to enable customized and scaled-out deployment and assignment of FCoE supporting F and NP ports on ACI leaf switches.
Deploy FCoE vFC Ports Using the APIC GUI
The Topic Describe the Deploy FCoE vFC Ports Using the APIC GUI
Deploying EPG Access to vFC Ports Using the APIC GUI
The Topic Describe the Deploying EPG Access to vFC Ports Using the APIC GUI
Deploy the EPG to support the FCoE initiation protocol
Configure EPG access to support the FCoE Initiation Protocol (FIP) after configuring FCoE EPG access to your server ports.
Undeploy FCoE connectivity using the APIC GUI
Configure the removal of FCoE connectivity by deleting the Fibre Channel path and domain elements from the ACI fabric.
Configure FCoE connectivity without policies or profiles using the NX-OS style CLI
Configure FCoE connectivity for an EPG under a tenant without configuring or applying switch-level and interface-level policies and profiles using NX-OS style CLI commands.
Configure FCoE connectivity with policies and profiles using the NX-OS style CLI
Configure FCoE connectivity for EPG environments using NX-OS style CLI sequences with policies and profiles to establish bridge domains, VSAN mappings, and interface configurations.
Configure FCoE over FEX using NX-OS style CLI
Configure FCoE over FEX ports using NX-OS style CLI commands to establish VSAN domains and associate interfaces.
Verify FCoE configuration using the NX-OS style CLI
Provides the show command to verify FCoE configuration on leaf switch ports.
Undeploying FCoE elements using the NX-OS style CLI
Configure the removal of FCoE connectivity components from the ACI fabric using NX-OS style CLI commands.
Lists the Cisco Nexus switches and FEX devices that support Fibre Channel over Ethernet.
Recommendation: SAN boot with vPC
Outlines SAN boot configuration for initiators on LACP-based vPC in Cisco ACI environments.