FIP Snooping | 18710FIP SnoopingFIP snooping is supported on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch.This chapter describes the FIP snooping concepts and configuration procedures:• Fibre Channel over Ethernet• Ensuring Robustness in a Converged Ethernet Network• FIP Snooping on Ethernet Bridges• FIP Snooping in a Switch Stack• Configuring FIP Snooping• Displaying FIP Snooping Information• FIP Snooping Configuration ExampleFibre Channel over EthernetFibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) provides a converged Ethernet network that allows the combinationof storage-area network (SAN) and LAN traffic on a Layer 2 link by encapsulating Fibre Channel data intoEthernet frames.FCoE works with the Ethernet enhancements provided in data center bridging (DCB) to support lossless(no-drop) SAN and LAN traffic. In addition, DCB provides flexible bandwidth sharing for different traffictypes, such as LAN and SAN, according to 802.1p priority classes of service. For more information, referto the Data Center Bridging (DCB) chapter.Ensuring Robustness in a Converged Ethernet NetworkFibre Channel networks used for SAN traffic employ switches that operate as trusted devices. End deviceslog into the switch to which they are attached in order to communicate with other end devices attached tothe Fibre Channel network. Because Fibre Channel links are point-to-point, a Fibre Channel switchcontrols all storage traffic that an end device sends and receives over the network. As a result, the switchcan enforce zoning configurations, ensure that end devices use their assigned addresses, and secure thenetwork from unauthorized access and denial-of-service attacks.
