Enabling FC/FCoE
You can enable FC/FCoE on the switch; however, enabling FCoE on VLAN 1 is not supported.
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Alternatively, you can use the FC set up script included in the Cisco NX-OS Setup Utility to enable FC/FCoE. For more information, see the relevant version of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide on cisco.com. |
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All the Fibre Channel features of the Cisco Nexus device are packaged in the FC Plugin. When you enable FC/FCoE, the switch software checks for the SAN_ENTERPRISE_PKG license. If it finds the license, the software loads the plugin. The package FC_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG is required to enable FC port license. After the FC Plugin is loaded, the following occurs:
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SUMMARY STEPS
- switch# configure terminal
- switch(config)# install feature-set fcoe
- switch(config)# feature-set fcoe
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 |
switch# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 2 |
switch(config)# install feature-set fcoe |
Installs feature set FCoE. |
Step 3 |
switch(config)# feature-set fcoe |
Enables the FC/FCoE capability. |
Example
This example shows how to enable FC/FCoE on the switch:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# install feature-set fcoe
switch(config)# feature-set fcoe