Configuring an FC or FCoE Interface
This document describes the configurations of Trill, FC and FCoE, DCB, and NLB Server Cluster Association.
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Interface Online Parameters
interface fc
Devices on a storage area network (SAN) use FC interfaces to communicate and carry traffic. To enter the FC interface view, run the interface fc command. You can then perform configurations on the FC
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
For each of the FCF connected Ethernet interfaces, you must create and bind an vFC interface to the Ethernet interface. Configure vFC interfaces as VE ports by using the switchport mode E command
Create an FC interface
Each FC port in an FC switched fabric has its own unique FC port address for routing purposes. The FC port address is assigned by a switch in the fabric when that port logs in to the fabric. This property
Retrieve an FC interface
The location of an FC interface can be set using "location.home_node" and "location.home_port" during a POST or PATCH. "location.node" and "location.port" refer to the
CB_phys.mif
This chapter describes options you can use to configure Fibre Channel (FC) and Gigabit Ethernet ports on an MDS multi-protocol switch. It includes the following sections: The recipes in this section show
display interface fc
display interface fc Function The display interface fc command displays the FC interface status and statistics.
Manage FC network interfaces
The Fibre Channel interface REST API allows you to create, delete, update, and discover FC interfaces, and obtain status information for FC interfaces. An FC interface is created on an FC port which is
Support
When you use a VFC interface to transmit packets, the Ethernet interface bound to the VFC interface might allow multiple VLANs. You must enable FCoE for each of these VLANs and map each VLAN to
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
You can configure virtual Fibre Channel interfaces without a Storage Protocol Services license, but these interfaces will not become operational until the license is activated.