Licensing Requirements For Fcoe; Guidelines And Limitations; Cisco Nexus 7000: Guidelines And Limitations - Cisco Nexus 7000 series Configuration Manual

Licensing Requirements for FCoE

Licensing Requirements for FCoE
Product
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series
Cisco MDS 9500 Series

Guidelines and Limitations

Cisco Nexus 7000: Guidelines and Limitations

• You cannot enable FCoE on default VLAN.
• The QoS policy must be the same on all Cisco FCoE switches in the network.
• Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 6.1, FCoE is supported on F2 and F2e Series modules.
FCoE VDC
FCoE in a dedicated storage VDC has the following guidelines:
• Enable the FCoE feature set in only one VDC.
• Create VLANs in the FCoE allocated VLAN range.
• Do not enable any other features other than storage-related features in the dedicated FCoE VDC.
• Allocate resources for the dedicated FCoE VDC from an F Series module, such as the 32-port 1- and
• Rollback is not supported in a storage VDC.
• FCoE support on F2 and F2e Series modules, SF248XP-25 requires Supervisor 2 module.
• F2 and F2e series modules cannot exist in the same VDC with any other module type. This applies to
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◦ FCoE supports only F2e (SFP+) modules.
◦ FCoE does not support F2e (Copper) modules.
10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O module (PID N7K-F132XP-15) .
both LAN and storage VDCs.
Storage VDC on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
License
Each F Series module that runs FCoE requires an
FCoE license. FCoE enabled in a nondefault VDC
does not require the Advanced Services License. For
a complete explanation of the Cisco NX-OS licensing
scheme and how to obtain and apply licenses, see the
Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide.
FCoE does not require a license. For a complete
explanation of the Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme
and how to obtain and apply licenses, see the Cisco
NX-OS Licensing Guide.
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