Chapter 41 Configuring Fcip; Fcip Concepts; Fcip And Ve Ports - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

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FCIP uses TCP as a network layer transport. The DF bit is set in the TCP header.

For more information about FCIP protocols, refer to the IETF standards for IP storage at

http://www.ietf.org. Also refer to Fibre Channel standards for switch backbone connection at

http://www.t11.org

This section includes the following topics:

To configure IPS modules or MPS-14/2 modules for FCIP, you should have a basic understanding of the

following concepts:

(ISLs) and Cisco's extended ISLs (EISLs).

FCIP virtual E (VE) ports behave exactly like standard Fibre Channel E ports, except that the transport

in this case is FCIP instead of Fibre Channel. The only requirement is for the other end of the VE port

to be another VE port.

A virtual ISL is established over an FCIP link and transports Fibre Channel traffic. Each associated

virtual ISL looks like a Fibre Channel ISL with either an E port or a TE port at each end (see

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Fibre Channel SANs Connected by FCIP

(see FC-BB-2).

FCIP Concepts, page 41-2

FCIP High-Availability Solutions, page 41-4

Ethernet PortChannels and Fibre Channel PortChannels, page 41-7

FCIP and VE Ports, page 41-2

FCIP Links, page 41-3

FCIP Profiles, page 41-4

FCIP Interfaces, page 41-4

describes the internal model of FCIP with respect to Fibre Channel Inter-Switch Links

Virtual (E)ISL

Configuring FCIP

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