Fibre Channel Portchannels; Fspf - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual
Cisco mds 9000 family cli configuration guide - release 4.x (ol-18084-01, february 2009)
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Chapter 41
Configuring FCIP
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
Fibre Channel PortChannels
Figure 41-4
configuration, you need two IP addresses on each SAN island. This solution addresses link failures.
Figure 41-4
The following characteristics set Fibre Channel PortChannel solutions apart from other solutions:
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FSPF
Figure 41-5
two IP addresses on each SAN island, and addresses IP and FCIP link failures.
Figure 41-5
The following characteristics set FSPF solutions apart from other solutions:
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OL-18084-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
provides an example of a PortChannel-based load-balancing configuration. To perform this
PortChannel-Based Load Balancing
FC fabric
Ethernet
switch
The entire bundle is one logical (E)ISL link.
All FCIP links in the PortChannel should be across the same two switches.
The Fibre Channel traffic is load balanced across the FCIP links in the PortChannel.
displays a FPSF-based load balancing configuration example. This configuration requires
FSPF-Based Load Balancing
FC fabric
PortChannel of
two FCIP tunnels
Each FCIP link is a separate (E)ISL.
The FCIP links can connect to different switches across two SAN islands.
The Fibre Channel traffic is load balanced across the FCIP link.
FCIP link
IP
network
FCIP link
PortChannel of
two FCIP links
FCIP link
IP
network
FCIP link
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
About FCIP
Ethernet
switch
FC fabric
Ethernet
switch
FC fabric
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