Fibre Channel Portchannels; Fspf - Cisco MDS 9000 series Configuration Manual

Chapter 2 Configuring FCIP
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Fibre Channel PortChannels

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configuration, you need two IP addresses on each SAN island. This solution addresses link failures.
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The following characteristics set Fibre Channel PortChannel solutions apart from other solutions:
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FSPF

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two IP addresses on each SAN island, and addresses IP and FCIP link failures.
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The following characteristics set FSPF solutions apart from other solutions:
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OL-19525-01,Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1)
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
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Ethernet
switch
FC fabric
Ethernet
switch
FC fabric
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