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Example: Configuring CoS Using ELS for FCoE Transit Switch Traffic Across an MC-LAG

Multichassis link aggregation groups (MC-LAGs) provide redundancy and load balancing between two QFX Series switches, multihoming support for client devices such as servers, and a loop-free Layer 2 network without running Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).

Note:

This example uses the Junos OS Enhanced Layer 2 Software (ELS) configuration style for QFX Series switches. If your switch runs software that does not support ELS, see Example: Configuring CoS for FCoE Transit Switch Traffic Across an MC-LAG. For ELS details, see Using the Enhanced Layer 2 Software CLI.

You can use an MC-LAG to provide a redundant aggregation layer for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) traffic in an inverted-U topology. To support lossless transport of FCoE traffic across an MC-LAG, you must configure the appropriate class of service (CoS) on both of the QFX Series switches with MC-LAG port members. The CoS configuration must be the same on both of the MC-LAG switches because an MC-LAG does not carry forwarding class and IEEE 802.1p priority information.

Ports that are members of an MC-LAG act as FCoE passthrough transit switch ports.

Note:

This example describes how to configure CoS to provide lossless transport for FCoE traffic across an MC-LAG that connects two QFX Series switches. It also describes how to configure CoS on the FCoE transit switches that connect FCoE hosts to the QFX Series switches that form the MC-LAG.

This example does not describe how to configure the MC-LAG itself; it includes a subset of MC-LAG configuration that only shows how to configure interface membership in the MC-LAG.

This example does not describe how to configure the MC-LAG itself. For a detailed example of MC-LAG configuration, see Example: Configuring Multichassis Link Aggregation on the QFX Series. However, this example includes a subset of MC-LAG configuration that only shows how to configure interface membership in the MC-LAG.

Note:

Juniper Networks QFX10000 aggregation switches do not support FIP snooping, so they cannot be used as FIP snooping access switches (Transit Switches TS1 and TS2) in this example. However, QFX10000 switches can play the role of the MC-LAG switches (MC-LAG Switch S1 and MC-LAG Switch S2) in this example.

QFX3500 and QFX3600 Virtual Chassis switches do not support FCoE.

This topic describes:

Requirements

This example uses the following hardware and software components:

  • Two Juniper Networks QFX5100 Switches running the ELS CLI that form an MC-LAG for FCoE traffic.

  • Two Juniper Networks QFX5100 Switches running the ELS CLI that provide FCoE server access in transit switch mode and that connect to the MC-LAG switches.

  • FCoE servers (or other FCoE hosts) connected to the transit switches.

  • Junos OS Release 13.2 or later for the QFX Series.

Overview

FCoE traffic requires lossless transport. This example shows you how to:

  • Configure CoS for FCoE traffic on the two QFX5100 switches that form the MC-LAG, including priority-based flow control (PFC). The example also includes configuration for both enhanced transmission selection (ETS) hierarchical scheduling of resources for the FCoE forwarding class priority and for the forwarding class set priority group, and also direct port scheduling. You can only use one of the scheduling methods on a port. Different switches support different scheduling methods.

    Note:

    Configuring or changing PFC on an interface blocks the entire port until the PFC change is completed. After a PFC change is completed, the port is unblocked and traffic resumes. Blocking the port stops ingress and egress traffic, and causes packet loss on all queues on the port until the port is unblocked.

  • Configure CoS for FCoE on the two FCoE transit switches that connect FCoE hosts to the MC-LAG switches and enable FIP snooping on the FCoE VLAN at the FCoE transit switch access ports.

  • Configure the appropriate port mode, MTU, and FCoE trusted or untrusted state for each interface to support lossless FCoE transport.

Note:

Do not enable IGMP snooping on the FCoE VLAN. (IGMP snooping is enabled on the default VLAN by default, but is disabled by default on all other VLANs.)

Topology

QFX5100 switches that act as transit switches support MC-LAGs for FCoE traffic in an inverted-U network topology, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Supported Topology for an MC-LAG on an FCoE Transit SwitchSupported Topology for an MC-LAG on an FCoE Transit Switch
Note:

Juniper Networks QFX10000 aggregation switches do not support FIP snooping, so they cannot be used as FIP snooping access switches (Transit Switches TS1 and TS2) in this example. However, QFX10000 switches can play the role of the MC-LAG switches (MC-LAG Switch S1 and MC-LAG Switch S2) in this example.

Table 1 shows the configuration components for this example.

Table 1: Components of the CoS for FCoE Traffic Across an MC-LAG Configuration Topology

Component

Settings

Hardware

Four QFX5100 switches running the ELS CLI (two to form the MC-LAG as passthrough transit switches and two transit switches for FCoE access).

Forwarding class (all switches)

Default fcoe forwarding class.

Classifier (forwarding class mapping of incoming traffic to IEEE priority)

Default IEEE 802.1p trusted classifier on all FCoE interfaces.

LAGs and MC-LAG

S1—Ports xe-0/0/10 and x-0/0/11 are members of LAG ae0, which connects Switch S1 to Switch S2.Ports xe-0/0/20 and xe-0/0/21 are members of MC-LAG ae1.All ports are configured in trunk interface mode, as fcoe-trusted, and with an MTU of 2180.

S2—Ports xe-0/0/10 and x-0/0/11 are members of LAG ae0, which connects Switch S2 to Switch S1.Ports xe-0/0/20 and xe-0/0/21 are members of MC-LAG ae1.All ports are configured in trunk interface mode, as fcoe-trusted, and with an MTU of 2180.

Note:

Ports xe-0/0/20 and xe-0/0/21 on Switches S1 and S2 are the members of the MC-LAG.

TS1—Ports xe-0/0/25 and x-0/0/26 are members of LAG ae1, configured in trunk interface mode, as fcoe-trusted, and with an MTU of 2180.Ports xe-0/0/30, xe-0/0/31, xe-0/0/32, and xe-0/0/33 are configured in trunk interface mode, with an MTU of 2180.

TS2—Ports xe-0/0/25 and x-0/0/26 are members of LAG ae1, configured in trunk interface mode, as fcoe-trusted, and with an MTU of 2180.Ports xe-0/0/30, xe-0/0/31, xe-0/0/32, and xe-0/0/33 are configured in trunk interface mode, with an MTU of 2180.

FCoE queue scheduler (all switches)

fcoe-sched:Minimum bandwidth 3gMaximum bandwidth 100%Priority low

Forwarding class-to-scheduler mapping (all switches)

Scheduler map fcoe-map:Forwarding class fcoeScheduler fcoe-sched

PFC congestion notification profile (all switches)

fcoe-cnp:Code point 011

Ingress interfaces:

  • S1—LAG ae0 and MC-LAG ae1

  • S2—LAG ae0 and MC-LAG ae1

  • TS1—LAG ae1, interfaces xe-0/0/30, xe-0/0/31, xe-0/0/32, and xe-0/0/33

  • TS2—LAG ae1, interfaces xe-0/0/30, xe-0/0/31, xe-0/0/32, and xe-0/0/33

FCoE VLAN name and tag ID

Name—fcoe_vlanID—100

Include the FCoE VLAN on the interfaces that carry FCoE traffic on all four switches.

ETS only—forwarding class set (FCoE priority group, all switches)

fcoe-pg: Forwarding class fcoe

Egress interfaces:

  • S1—LAG ae0 and MC-LAG ae1

  • S2—LAG ae0 and MC-LAG ae1

  • TS1—LAG ae1, interfaces xe-0/0/30, xe-0/0/31, xe-0/0/32, and xe-0/0/33

  • TS2—LAG ae1, interfaces xe-0/0/30, xe-0/0/31, xe-0/0/32, and xe-0/0/33

ETS only—traffic control profile (all switches)

fcoe-tcp: Scheduler map fcoe-mapMinimum bandwidth 3gMaximum bandwidth 100%

The traffic control profile is applied to the same interfaces as the forwarding class set, using the same CLI statement. This applies ETS hierarchical scheduling to the interfaces.

Port scheduling only—apply scheduling to interfaces

On switches that support direct port scheduling, if you use port scheduling, apply scheduling by attaching the scheduler map directly to interfaces:

  • S1—LAG ae0 and MC-LAG ae1

  • S2—LAG ae0 and MC-LAG ae1

  • TS1—LAG ae1, interfaces xe-0/0/30, xe-0/0/31, xe-0/0/32, and xe-0/0/33

  • TS2—LAG ae1, interfaces xe-0/0/30, xe-0/0/31, xe-0/0/32, and xe-0/0/33

FIP snooping

Enable FIP snooping on Transit Switches TS1 and TS2 on the FCoE VLAN. Configure the LAG interfaces that connect to the MC-LAG switches as FCoE trusted interfaces so that they do not perform FIP snooping.

This example enables VN2VN_Port FIP snooping on the FCoE transit switch interfaces connected to the FCoE servers. The example is equally valid with VN2VF_Port FIP snooping enabled on the transit switch access ports. The method of FIP snooping you enable depends on your network configuration.

Note:

Juniper Networks QFX10000 aggregation switches do not support FIP snooping, so they cannot be used as FIP snooping access switches (Transit Switches TS1 and TS2) in this example.

Note:

This example uses the default IEEE 802.1p trusted BA classifier, which is automatically applied to trunk mode interfaces if you do not apply an explicitly configured classifier.

To configure CoS for FCoE traffic across an MC-LAG:

  • Use the default FCoE forwarding class and forwarding-class-to-queue mapping (do not explicitly configure the FCoE forwarding class or output queue). The default FCoE forwarding class is fcoe, and the default output queue is queue 3.

  • Use the default trusted BA classifier, which maps incoming packets to forwarding classes by the IEEE 802.1p code point (CoS priority) of the packet. The trusted classifier is the default classifier for interfaces in trunk interface mode. The default trusted classifier maps incoming packets with the IEEE 802.1p code point 3 (011) to the FCoE forwarding class. If you choose to configure the BA classifier instead of using the default classifier, you must ensure that FCoE traffic is classified into forwarding classes in exactly the same way on both MC-LAG switches. Using the default classifier ensures consistent classifier configuration on the MC-LAG ports.

  • Configure a congestion notification profile that enables PFC on the FCoE code point (code point 011 in this example). The congestion notification profile configuration must be the same on both MC-LAG switches.

  • Apply the congestion notification profile to the interfaces.

  • Configure the interface mode, MTU, and FCoE trusted or untrusted state for each interface to support lossless FCoE transport.

  • For ETS hierarchical port scheduling, configure ETS on the interfaces to provide the bandwidth required for lossless FCoE transport. Configuring ETS includes configuring bandwidth scheduling for the FCoE forwarding class, a forwarding class set (priority group) that includes the FCoE forwarding class, and a traffic control profile to assign bandwidth to the forwarding class set that includes FCoE traffic, and applying the traffic control profile and forwarding class set to interfaces..

    On switches that support direct port scheduling, configure CoS properties on interfaces by applying scheduler maps directly to interfaces.

In addition, this example describes how to enable FIP snooping on the Transit Switch TS1 and TS2 ports that are connected to the FCoE servers. To provide secure access, FIP snooping must be enabled on the FCoE access ports.

This example focuses on the CoS configuration to support lossless FCoE transport across an MC-LAG. This example does not describe how to configure the properties of MC-LAGs and LAGs, although it does show you how to configure the port characteristics required to support lossless transport and how to assign interfaces to the MC-LAG and to the LAGs.

Before you configure CoS, configure:

Configuration

To configure CoS for lossless FCoE transport across an MC-LAG, perform these tasks:

CLI Quick Configuration

To quickly configure CoS for lossless FCoE transport across an MC-LAG, copy the following commands, paste them in a text file, remove line breaks, change variables and details to match your network configuration, and then copy and paste the commands into the CLI for the MC-LAG and FCoE transit switches at the [edit] hierarchy level.

The quick configuration shows the commands for the two MC-LAG switches and the two FCoE transit switches separately. The configurations on both of the MC-LAG switches are same and on both of the FCoE transit switches are the same because the CoS configuration must be identical, and because this example uses the same ports on each of these sets of switches.

Note:

The CLI configurations for the MC-LAG switches and for the FCoE transit switches are each separated into three sections:

  • Configuration common to all port scheduling methods

  • Configuration specific to ETS hierarchical port scheduling

  • Configuration specific to direct port scheduling

Quick configuration for MC-LAG Switch S1 and Switch S2:

MC-LAG Switches Configuration Common to ETS Hierarchical Port Scheduling and to Direct Port Scheduling

MC-LAG Switches Configuration for ETS Hierarchical Port Scheduling

MC-LAG Switches Configuration for Direct Port Scheduling

Quick configuration for FCoE Transit Switch TS1 and Switch TS2:

FCoE Transit Switches Configuration Common to ETS Hierarchical Port Scheduling and to Direct Port Scheduling

FCoE Transit Switches Configuration for ETS Hierarchical Port Scheduling

FCoE Transit Switches Configuration for Direct Port Scheduling

MC-LAG Switches S1 and S2 Common Configuration (Applies to ETS and Port Scheduling)

Step-by-Step Procedure

To configure queue scheduling, PFC, the FCoE VLAN, and LAG and MC-LAG interface membership and characteristics to support lossless FCoE transport across an MC-LAG (this example uses the default fcoe forwarding class and the default classifier to map incoming FCoE traffic to the FCoE IEEE 802.1p code point 011), for both ETS hierarchical port scheduling and port scheduling (common configuration):

  1. Configure output scheduling for the FCoE queue:

  2. Map the FCoE forwarding class to the FCoE scheduler (fcoe-sched):

  3. Enable PFC on the FCoE priority by creating a congestion notification profile (fcoe-cnp) that applies FCoE to the IEEE 802.1 code point 011:

  4. Apply the PFC configuration to the LAG and MC-LAG interfaces:

  5. Configure the VLAN for FCoE traffic (fcoe_vlan):

  6. Add the member interfaces to the LAG between the two MC-LAG switches:

  7. Add the member interfaces to the MC-LAG:

  8. Configure the interface mode as trunk and membership in the FCoE VLAN (fcoe_vlan)for the LAG (ae0) and for the MC-LAG (ae1):

  9. Set the MTU to 2180 for the LAG and MC-LAG interfaces. 2180 bytes is the minimum size required to handle FCoE packets because of the payload and header sizes; you can configure the MTU to a higher number of bytes if desired, but not less than 2180 bytes:

  10. Set the LAG and MC-LAG interfaces as FCoE trusted ports. Ports that connect to other switches should be trusted and should not perform FIP snooping:

MC-LAG Switches S1 and S2 ETS Hierarchical Scheduling Configuration

Step-by-Step Procedure

To configure the forwarding class set (priority group) and priority group scheduling (in a traffic control profile), and apply the ETS hierarchical scheduling for FCoE traffic to interfaces:

  1. Configure the forwarding class set (fcoe-pg) for the FCoE traffic:

  2. Define the traffic control profile (fcoe-tcp) to use on the FCoE forwarding class set:

  3. Apply the FCoE forwarding class set and traffic control profile to the LAG and MC-LAG interfaces:

MC-LAG Switches S1 and S2 Port Scheduling Configuration

Step-by-Step Procedure

To apply port scheduling for FCoE traffic to interfaces:

  1. Apply the scheduler map to the egress ports:

FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2 Common Configuration (Applies to ETS and Port Scheduling)

Step-by-Step Procedure

The CoS configuration on FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2 is similar to the CoS configuration on MC-LAG Switches S1 and S2. However, the port configurations differ, and you must enable FIP snooping on the Switch TS1 and Switch TS2 FCoE access ports.

To configure queue scheduling, PFC, the FCoE VLAN, and LAG interface membership and characteristics to support lossless FCoE transport across the MC-LAG (this example uses the default fcoe forwarding class and the default classifier to map incoming FCoE traffic to the FCoE IEEE 802.1p code point 011, so you do not configure them), or both ETS hierarchical scheduling and port scheduling (common configuration):

  1. Configure output scheduling for the FCoE queue:

  2. Map the FCoE forwarding class to the FCoE scheduler (fcoe-sched):

  3. Enable PFC on the FCoE priority by creating a congestion notification profile (fcoe-cnp) that applies FCoE to the IEEE 802.1 code point 011:

  4. Apply the PFC configuration to the LAG interface and to the FCoE access interfaces:

  5. Configure the VLAN for FCoE traffic (fcoe_vlan):

  6. Add the member interfaces to the LAG:

  7. On the LAG (ae1), configure the interface mode as trunk and membership in the FCoE VLAN (fcoe_vlan):

  8. On the FCoE access interfaces (xe-0/0/30, xe-0/0/31, xe-0/0/32, xe-0/0/33), configure the interface mode as trunk and membership in the FCoE VLAN (fcoe_vlan):

  9. Set the MTU to 2180 for the LAG and FCoE access interfaces. 2180 bytes is the minimum size required to handle FCoE packets because of the payload and header sizes; you can configure the MTU to a higher number of bytes if desired, but not less than 2180 bytes:

  10. Set the LAG interface as an FCoE trusted port. Ports that connect to other switches should be trusted and should not perform FIP snooping:

    Note:

    Access ports xe-0/0/30, xe-0/0/31, xe-0/0/32, and xe-0/0/33 are not configured as FCoE trusted ports. The access ports remain in the default state as untrusted ports because they connect directly to FCoE devices and must perform FIP snooping to ensure network security.

  11. Enable FIP snooping on the FCoE VLAN to prevent unauthorized FCoE network access (this example uses VN2VN_Port FIP snooping; the example is equally valid if you use VN2VF_Port FIP snooping):

    Note:

    QFX10000 switches do not support FIP snooping and cannot be used as FCoE access transit switches. (QFX10000 switches can be used as FCoE aggregation switches.)

FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2 ETS Hierarchical Scheduling Configuration

Step-by-Step Procedure

To configure the forwarding class set (priority group) and priority group scheduling (in a traffic control profile), and apply the ETS hierarchical scheduling for FCoE traffic to interfaces:

  1. Configure the forwarding class set (fcoe-pg) for the FCoE traffic:

  2. Define the traffic control profile (fcoe-tcp) to use on the FCoE forwarding class set:

  3. Apply the FCoE forwarding class set and traffic control profile to the LAG interface and to the FCoE access interfaces:

FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2 Port Scheduling Configuration

Step-by-Step Procedure

To apply port scheduling for FCoE traffic to interfaces:

  1. Apply the scheduler map to the egress ports:

Results

Display the results of the CoS configuration on MC-LAG Switch S1 and on MC-LAG Switch S2 (the results on both switches are the same). The results are from the ETS hierarchical scheduling configuration, which shows the more complex configuration. Direct port scheduling results would not show the traffic control profile or forwarding class set portions of the configuration, but would display the name of the scheduler map under each interface (instead of the names of the forwarding class set and output traffic control profile). Other than that, they are the same.

Note:

The forwarding class and classifier configurations are not shown because the show command does not display default portions of the configuration.

For MC-LAG verification commands, see Example: Configuring Multichassis Link Aggregation on the QFX Series.

Display the results of the CoS configuration on FCoE Transit Switch TS1 and on FCoE Transit Switch TS2 (the results on both transit switches are the same). The results are from the ETS hierarchical port scheduling configuration, which shows the more complex configuration. Direct port scheduling results would not show the traffic control profile or forwarding class set portions of the configuration, but would display the name of the scheduler map under each interface (instead of the names of the forwarding class set and output traffic control profile). Other than that, they are the same.

Note:

The forwarding class and classifier configurations are not shown because the show command does not display default portions of the configuration.

Verification

To verify that the CoS components and FIP snooping have been configured and are operating properly, perform these tasks. Because this example uses the default fcoe forwarding class and the default IEEE 802.1p trusted classifier, the verification of those configurations is not shown:

Verifying That the Output Queue Schedulers Have Been Created

Purpose

Verify that the output queue scheduler for FCoE traffic has the correct bandwidth parameters and priorities, and is mapped to the correct forwarding class (output queue). Queue scheduler verification is the same on each of the four switches.

Action

List the scheduler map using the operational mode command show class-of-service scheduler-map fcoe-map:

Meaning

The show class-of-service scheduler-map fcoe-map command lists the properties of the scheduler map fcoe-map. The command output includes:

  • The name of the scheduler map (fcoe-map)

  • The name of the scheduler (fcoe-sched)

  • The forwarding classes mapped to the scheduler (fcoe)

  • The minimum guaranteed queue bandwidth (transmit rate 3000000000 bps)

  • The scheduling priority (low)

  • The maximum bandwidth in the priority group the queue can consume (shaping rate 100 percent)

  • The drop profile loss priority for each drop profile name. This example does not include drop profiles because you do not apply drop profiles to FCoE traffic.

Verifying That the Priority Group Output Scheduler (Traffic Control Profile) Has Been Created (ETS Configuration Only)

Purpose

Verify that the traffic control profile fcoe-tcp has been created with the correct bandwidth parameters and scheduler mapping. Priority group scheduler verification is the same on each of the four switches.

Action

List the FCoE traffic control profile properties using the operational mode command show class-of-service traffic-control-profile fcoe-tcp:

Meaning

The show class-of-service traffic-control-profile fcoe-tcp command lists all of the configured traffic control profiles. For each traffic control profile, the command output includes:

  • The name of the traffic control profile (fcoe-tcp)

  • The maximum port bandwidth the priority group can consume (shaping rate 100 percent)

  • The scheduler map associated with the traffic control profile (fcoe-map)

  • The minimum guaranteed priority group port bandwidth (guaranteed rate 3000000000 in bps)

Verifying That the Forwarding Class Set (Priority Group) Has Been Created (ETS Configuration Only)

Purpose

Verify that the FCoE priority group has been created and that the fcoe priority (forwarding class) belongs to the FCoE priority group. Forwarding class set verification is the same on each of the four switches.

Action

List the forwarding class sets using the operational mode command show class-of-service forwarding-class-set fcoe-pg:

Meaning

The show class-of-service forwarding-class-set fcoe-pg command lists all of the forwarding classes (priorities) that belong to the fcoe-pg priority group, and the internal index number of the priority group. The command output shows that the forwarding class set fcoe-pg includes the forwarding class fcoe.

Verifying That Priority-Based Flow Control Has Been Enabled

Purpose

Verify that PFC is enabled on the FCoE code point. PFC verification is the same on each of the four switches.

Action

List the FCoE congestion notification profile using the operational mode command show class-of-service congestion-notification fcoe-cnp:

Meaning

The show class-of-service congestion-notification fcoe-cnp command lists all of the IEEE 802.1p code points in the congestion notification profile that have PFC enabled. The command output shows that PFC is enabled on code point 011 (fcoe queue) for the fcoe-cnp congestion notification profile.

The command also shows the default cable length (100 meters), the default maximum receive unit (2500 bytes), and the default mapping of priorities to output queues because this example does not include configuring these options.

Verifying That the Interface Class of Service Configuration Has Been Created

Purpose

Verify that the CoS properties of the interfaces are correct. The verification output on MC-LAG Switches S1 and S2 differs from the output on FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2.

Note:

The output is from the ETS hierarchical port scheduling configuration to show the more complex configuration. Direct port scheduling results do not show the traffic control profile or forwarding class sets because those elements are configured only for ETS. Instead, the name of the scheduler map is displayed under each interface.

Action

List the interface CoS configuration on MC-LAG Switches S1 and S2 using the operational mode command show configuration class-of-service interfaces:

List the interface CoS configuration on FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2 using the operational mode command show configuration class-of-service interfaces:

Meaning

The show configuration class-of-service interfaces command lists the class of service configuration for all interfaces. For each interface, the command output includes:

  • The name of the interface (for example, ae0 or xe-0/0/30)

  • The name of the forwarding class set associated with the interface (fcoe-pg)

  • The name of the traffic control profile associated with the interface (output traffic control profile, fcoe-tcp)

  • The name of the congestion notification profile associated with the interface (fcoe-cnp)

Note:

Interfaces that are members of a LAG are not shown individually. The LAG or MC-LAG CoS configuration is applied to all interfaces that are members of the LAG or MC-LAG. For example, the interface CoS configuration output on MC-LAG Switches S1 and S2 shows the LAG CoS configuration but does not show the CoS configuration of the member interfaces separately. The interface CoS configuration output on FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2 shows the LAG CoS configuration but also shows the configuration for interfaces xe-0/0/30, xe-0/0/31, xe-0/0/32, and xe-0/0/33, which are not members of a LAG.

Verifying That the Interfaces Are Correctly Configured

Purpose

Verify that the LAG membership, MTU, VLAN membership, and port mode of the interfaces are correct. The verification output on MC-LAG Switches S1 and S2 differs from the output on FCoE Transit Switches T1 and T2.

Action

List the interface configuration on MC-LAG Switches S1 and S2 using the operational mode command show configuration interfaces:

List the interface configuration on FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2 using the operational mode command show configuration interfaces:

Meaning

The show configuration interfaces command lists the configuration of each interface by interface name.

For each interface that is a member of a LAG, the command lists only the name of the LAG to which the interface belongs.

For each LAG interface and for each interface that is not a member of a LAG, the command output includes:

  • The MTU (2180)

  • The unit number of the interface (0)

  • The interface mode (trunk mode both for interfaces that connect two switches and for interfaces that connect to FCoE hosts)

  • The name of the VLAN in which the interface is a member (fcoe_vlan)

Verifying That FIP Snooping Is Enabled on the FCoE VLAN on FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2 Access Interfaces

Purpose

Verify that FIP snooping is enabled on the FCoE VLAN access interfaces. FIP snooping is enabled only on the FCoE access interfaces, so it is enabled only on FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2. FIP snooping is not enabled on MC-LAG Switches S1 and S2 because FIP snooping is done at the Transit Switch TS1 and TS2 FCoE access ports.

Action

List the port security configuration on FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2 using the operational mode command show configuration vlans fcoe_vlan forwarding-options fip-security:

Meaning

The show configuration vlans fcoe_vlan forwarding-options fip-security command lists VLAN FIP security information, including whether a port member of the VLAN is trusted. The command output shows that:

  • LAG port ae1.0, which connects the FCoE transit switch to the MC-LAG switches, is configured as an FCoE trusted interface. FIP snooping is not performed on the member interfaces of the LAG (xe-0/0/25 and xe-0/0/26).

  • VN2VN_Port FIP snooping is enabled (examine-vn2vn) on the FCoE VLAN and the beacon period is set to 90000 milliseconds. On Transit Switches TS1 and TS2, all interface members of the FCoE VLAN perform FIP snooping unless the interface is configured as FCoE trusted. On Transit Switches TS1 and TS2, interfaces xe-0/0/30, xe-0/0/31, xe-0/0/32, and xe-0/0/33 perform FIP snooping because they are not configured as FCoE trusted. The interface members of LAG ae1 (xe-0/0/25 and xe-0/0/26) do not perform FIP snooping because the LAG is configured as FCoE trusted.

Verifying That the FIP Snooping Mode Is Correct on FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2

Purpose

Verify that the FIP snooping mode is correct on the FCoE VLAN. FIP snooping is enabled only on the FCoE access interfaces, so it is enabled only on FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2. FIP snooping is not enabled on MC-LAG Switches S1 and S2 because FIP snooping is done at the Transit Switch TS1 and TS2 FCoE access ports.

Action

List the FIP snooping configuration on FCoE Transit Switches TS1 and TS2 using the operational mode command show fip snooping brief:

Note:

The output has been truncated to show only the relevant information.

Meaning

The show fip snooping brief command lists FIP snooping information, including the FIP snooping VLAN and the FIP snooping mode. The command output shows that:

  • The VLAN on which FIP snooping is enabled is fcoe_vlan

  • The FIP snooping mode is VN2VN_Port FIP snooping (VN2VN Snooping)