Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 User Guide Release 10.5.0

Fibre Channel interfaces

OS10 unified port groups support FC interfaces. A unified port group operates in Fibre Channel or Ethernet mode. To activate FC interfaces, configure a port group to operate in Fibre Channel mode and specify the port speed. By default, FC interfaces are disabled.

S4148U-ON

On a S4148U-ON switch, FC interfaces are available in all port groups. The activated FC interfaces depend on the currently configured port profile. For more information, see S4148U-ON port profiles.

MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine

On an MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine module, FC interfaces are available only in unified port groups 15 and 16, ports 43 and 44.

1. Configure a unified port group in CONFIGURATION mode. Enter 1/1 for node/slot. The port-group range depends on the switch.

   port-group node/slot/port-group

2. Activate the unified port group for FC operation in PORT-GROUP mode. The available FC modes depend on the switch.

   mode fc {32g-4x | 32g-2x | 32g-1x | 16g-4x}

   • 16g-4x — Split a unified port group into four 16 GFC interfaces.
   • 32g-1x — Split a unified port group into one 32 GFC interface. A 1x-32G interface has a rate limit of 28G.
   • 32g-2x — Split a unified port group into two 32 GFC interfaces.
   • 32g-4x — Split a unified port group into four 32 GFC interfaces. Each 4x-32GE breakout interface has a rate limit of 25G.
3. Return to CONFIGURATION mode.

   exit

4. Enter FC Interface mode to enable data transmission. Enter a single interface, a hyphen-separated range, or multiple interfaces separated by commas.

   interface fibrechannel node/slot/port[:subport]

5. (Optional) Reconfigure the interface speed in INTERFACE mode.

   speed {8 | 16 | 32 | auto}

6. Apply vfabric configuration on the interface. For more information about vfabric configuration, see Virtual fabric.

   vfabric fabric-ID

7. Enable the FC interface in INTERFACE mode.

   no shutdown

OS10(config)# port-group 1/1/15
OS10(conf-pg-1/1/15)# mode FC 16g-4x
OS10(conf-pg-1/1/15)# exit
OS10(config)# interface fibrechannel 1/1/43:1
OS10(conf-if-fc-1/1/43:1)# speed 32
OS10(conf-if-fc-1/1/43:1)# no shutdown

OS10(config)# interface fibrechannel 1/1/43:1
OS10(conf-if-fc-1/1/43:1)# show configuration
!
interface fibrechannel1/1/43:1
 no shutdown
 speed 32
 vfabric 100

OS10# show interface fibrechannel 1/1/43:1
Fibrechannel 1/1/43:1 is up, FC link is up
Address is 14:18:77:20:8d:fc, Current address is 14:18:77:20:8d:fc
Pluggable media present, QSFP+ type is QSFP+ 4x(16GBASE FC SW)
    Wavelength is 850
    Receive power reading is 0.0
FC MTU 2188 bytes
LineSpeed 8G
Port type is F, Max BB credit is 1
WWN is 20:78:14:18:77:20:8d:cf
Last clearing of "show interface" counters: 00:02:32
Input statistics:
     33 frames, 3508 bytes
     0 class 2 good frames, 33 class 3 good frames
     0 frame too long, 0 frame truncated, 0 CRC
     1 link fail, 0 sync loss
     0 primitive seq err, 0 LIP count
     0 BB credit 0, 0 BB credit 0 packet drops
Output statistics:
     33 frames, 2344 bytes
     0 class 2 frames, 33 class 3 frames
     0 BB credit 0, 0 oversize frames
6356027325 total errors
Rate Info:
     Input 116 bytes/sec, 1 frames/sec, 0% of line rate
     Output 78 bytes/sec, 1 frames/sec, 0% of line rate
Time since last interface status change: 00:00:24