Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL13Deployment planning and configuration continued from previous flowchart –Figure 7.· Check physical links.· Check drivers on server and portenabled in OS.· Re-verify non-FCoE VLAN’s on bothswitches· Re-verify proper LACP settingsBasic EthernetConnectivityGoodConfigure VFC’son FCF (CiscoNexus 5000series switch)Configure VSAN’smaking sure allcorresponding FCand VFC’s are in thesame VSANComplete zoning configurationand setup LUN on applicableServer OS. The LUN must alsobe available via the storagedevices and LUN masking/zoning configurations.Check for FLOGI’s fromCNA’s and storage deviceMissing FLOGIentries· Verify configured VSAN database entrycontains both VFC and FC connections(Cisco Nexus).· Verify VFC is enabled (no shutdowncommand) on Cisco Nexu· Re-verify that FCoE VLAN matches on bothMXL and Cisco NexusMissing BasicEthernetConnectivityCheck basic ethernetconnectivity on the applicableVLANIn many of the business environments where this configuration will be installed there will be differentadministrators for the different areas of the infrastructure. When different admins are involved thesetasks can be done in parallel to enable a quicker deployment.It is important to understand certain checks or validations along the way may rely on configurationsbeing completed in a different part of the infrastructure.
