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    CCIE Data Center 

    Storage Networking

    Fibre Channel Switching


    Configuration

    Nexus 5500UP FC Initialization


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    type
    e FC
     – slot 1
    port 25 – 32 type fc
     – FC must start at top of module and count down
     – Requires config save & reload
    • Enable fea
    featur
    turee fc
    fcoe
    oe
     – FC (and FCoE) features are not activated until
    FC_FEATURES_PKG is checked out
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    Fibre Channel Interfaces
    • Like Ethernet, FC Auto Negotiation is on by default
     – Port Type
     – Trunk Mode
     – Speed
    • In cases where negotiation fails, static config is…
     –  switchport mode [F | FL | E | SD | NP …]
     –  switchport tr unk mode [on | off | auto]
     –  switchport speed [1000 | 2000 | 4000 | 8000]
    • Verified as show interface [brief]
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    Fibre Channel Expansion Ports


    • E_port - Expansion Port
     – Inter Switch Link (ISL)
    • On certain MDS line cards, E cannot be auto-
    negotiated
     – E_port requires dedicated rate-mode
    • switchport r ate-mode dedicated
    • Similar to how port groupings work on Nexus 7K
     – All ports on Nexus 5500 are dedicated rate mode
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    FC Trunking Expansion Ports
    • TE_port – Trunking Expansion
     – Extended ISL, analogous to an 802.1Q Trunk
    • Trunk negotiation is on for E ports
     –  trunk protoco l enable
     –  show trunk protocol
    • Manually configured as combination of…
     –  switc hpor t mode [e | auto]
     –  switchport tru nk mode [on | auto]
     – There is no “switchport mode te” command
    • Like Ethernet trunks, all VSANs are allowed
     –  switchport trunk allowed vsan
    • Verified as show interface fc1/1 [tru nk vs an]
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    SAN Port Channels


    • Used to aggregate the bandwidth of physical links
    • Ethernet PCs and SAN PCs use the same number space
    • Created with link level channel-group 1
    • New members added with link level channel-grou p 1
    force
    • Port Channeling Protocol (PCP) enabled with PC link level
    channel mode activ e
     –  interface Port-Channel in MDS
     –  interface SAN-Port-Channel in Nexus
    • Verified as show [san-]port-channel summary

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    Virtual SANs (VSANs)
    • Use to segment Fabric Services into logical “SAN Islands”
     – FLOGI, FC Domain, FC Name Server, Zoning, Aliases, etc.
    • Configured as…
     –  vsan database
     –  vsan 10
     –  vsan 10 interface fc1/1
    • VSANs and EISLs
     – All VSANs allowed on trunk ports by default
     – Remotely un-configured VSANs automatically “pruned” off of trunks
    • Similar to Ethernet Bridge Assurance
     – To avoid merging fabrics, VSANs should be pruned manually
    • switchport trunk allowed vsan

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    FC Fabric Services
    • Fibre Channel networks are connection oriented
     – Nodes must first register with the control plane of the fabric before sending
    any traffic
    • FC Fabric Services include…
     – FC Domain
    • Principle Switch Election & assignment of Domain IDs
     – FSPF
    • Fabric Routing between Domain IDs
     – FLOGI
    • End station registers with the fabric and are assigned FCID
     – FC Name Services / Directory Services
    • Distributes FCID to pWWN/WWPN mappings through Fabric
     – Zoning
    • Controls which Initiators can talk to which Targets

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    FC Domain
    • Principle Switch assigns Domain IDs to Fabric
    • PS Election
     – Based on lowest priority and SWWN
     – Modified as fcdomain priority 1 vsan 1
    • Domain ID selection
     – Dynamic from PS by default
     – Static as fcdomain domain 0x51 [preferred | static]
    • Preferred requests Domain ID but will join without the assignment
    • Static requests Domain ID and isolates itself without the
    assignment

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    FC Domain
    • FC Domain process restart
     – Graceful as fcdomain restart vsan 1
     – Forced as fcdomain restart disruptive vsan 1
    • Not recommended
    • Verified as…
     – show fcdomain [vsan]
     – show fcdomain domain-list [vsan]

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    Q&A

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