Zone IP servers to FC Storage via FCOE

Hi,

Consider to study the Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide first:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5600/sw/san_switching/7x/b_5600_SAN_Switching_Config_7x.pd…

The required steps will include:

• First of all you need to decide if you would like connecting the Nexus switch using NPV or full fabric mode.
  Most deployments I have seen are using NPV mode.
• I strongly recommend to deploy a port channel between the Nexus and the MDS switch.
• You need to install and activate the feature FCoE.
• To prevent data corruption due to cross-fabric talk, consider configuring unique FC-Maps.
  Default will be: 0e.fc.00- for example use 0e.fc.01 for fabric 1 and 0e.fc.02 for fabric 2.
• Domain IDs needs to be static!!!
  

• Now to verify the FCoE capability use the command “show fcoe”.
• To see virtual FC interfaces, FCIDs and mac addresses use “show fcoe database“.
  
• You need to create a FCoE VSAN and map it to your VLAN.
  Do not use the same VSAN ID for fabric A and fabric B!!!
• The Ethernet interfaces - were the server CNAs are connected to - and virtual FC ports needs to be configured.
  A binding between this ETH interfaces and the vFCs to needs to be configured.
• The vFC ports needs to be added to the VSAN.

Now you will be able to do the zoning.

Having Ethernet, the MAC address - not the IP - will be used to calculate the WWNs for the CNA ports...

I hope this will help to dive into your FCoE deployment?