All fcip and ipex traffic is maintained without interruption during the upgrade process. Fibre channel over ip fcip is a tunneling technique that is used to transport native fibre channel traffic inside of tcp and ip. Contact a brocade sales office for information on feature and product availability. Configuring fcip using 2 ports per brocade dcx switch dell. How to configure fcip tunnel between two brocade 7800 using cli in the example below, we assume that the tcpip network link between site a and site b is already configured and ready to go. In addition, each fcip circuit supports four qos classes classf, hi, medium and low priority, each as a tcp connection. Brocade 7800 extension switch combines bestinclass fibre channel, ficon, and fcip performance, payasyougrow scalability, and flexible deployment options for remote replication, backup, and migration. This port is not a physical port, it is a virtual port used to identify and configure the tunnel. Brocade fabric os extension configuration guide, 8. Tunnel and circuit requirements for 7800 extension. Unprecedented performance the brocade 7840 extension switch is a purposebuilt extension solution that securely moves more data over distance faster while minimizing the impact of disruptions. The brocade 7800 comes with multiple 2 or 6 gige ports, depending on the configuration you purchase. Ibm system storage san06br extension switch ibm redbooks. This is a virtual tunnel interface, similar to gre.
The purpose here is to create a fcip tunnel between these brocade 7840 switches situated at site 1 and site 2. Hi experts, im trying to connect 2 switches, 1 on each site eventually using fcip on 2 ports per switch. Fcip can interconnect geographically dispersed sans using the ip backbone network. Channel, the brocade 7500 utilizes brocade extended fabrics capabilities. Mutual data center backup or mirroring, where the connectrix pb48k18i blade and emc select 7500 router enable two major data centers to act as backup facilities for each other.
Unlike the iscsi virtual target feature of the mds, an fcip tunnel does not perform any sort of protocol conversion, but instead is more analogous to how a gre tunnel works in the ip world. The brocade 7810 extension switch addresses these challenges by providing a. When using the 10 gbps ve ports which use fcip for isls, you must create ip interfaces on each port, and configure fcip tunnels and circuits in each tunnel. Brocade fx824 blade and brocade 7800 switch introduce new performance and optimization technologies, including fcip trunking, adaptive rate limiting, and fcip quality of service, that move more data faster and further than ever before. During a nondisruptive firmware download, throughput of individual fcip tunnels are maintained, while the total bandwidth is limited to half of the maximum bandwidth supported on the platform.
Brocade 7810 extension switch product brief hitachi vantara. Brocade fastiron sx series switches brocade fastiron sx series switches. The fcip trunking feature allows multiple ip source and destination address pairs defined as fcip circuits via multiple 1gbe or 10gbe interfaces to provide a high bandwidth fcip tunnel and failover resiliency. View and download brocade communications systems storefabric sn6500b administrators manual online. Defect000586977 switch panic occurs while performing any zone transactions like cfgdisablecfgenablesetting defzone when there is an lisl present on the. They are the only fcip extension products designed with the reduced added latency requirements needed for synchronous applications, including the use of compression and ipsec which are hw implemented for speed and performance. Brocade 7840, and brocade sx6 only connect via fcip ip extension to other brocade 7810 and brocade 7840 switches and brocade sx6 blades. Firmware downloads added information on fcip hot code load hcl for the brocade. Home broadcom community discussion forums, technical. The brocade 7500 and 7800 extension switches are fibre channel fc, and fcip switching and routing solutions for remote storage and san connectivity. Brocade vyatta network os tunnels configuration guide, 5. This powerful diagnostic uses a data capture application and a backend report processing engine.
Data center brocade switch cookbook 8 of 197 deleting port groups 7. The brocade 7800 extension switch is a selfcontained, one rack unit 1u switch with the. Brocade storage extension solutions frequently asked. When you configure fcip, there are a bunch of parameters to set, and tuning tools to help estimate those parameters. Fcip turning compression off ip tunnels dell community. Before the upgrade, if you can try to configure switch from my past reply. The following diagram illustrates the target configuration.
Products sold prior to the november 1, 2015 separation of hewlettpackard company into hewlett packard enterprise company and hp inc. Why do i see no traffic on a new fcip tunnel when i already have an established tunnel between two brocade 7800 switches. Configuring 40 gbps veports on brocade 7840 fc switches when using the two 40 gbe veports which use fcip for isls, you must create ip interfaces on each port, and configure fcip tunnels and circuits in each tunnel. For further information look into your fos command reference guide. In addition, each fcip circuit supports four qos classes classf, high, medium and low priority, each as a tcp connection. The brocade 7800 and brocade fx824 are compatible with each other, and can be connected seamlessly via fcip tunnels over. Supporting brocade 5600 vrouter, vnf platform, and distributed services platform configuration guide brocade vyatta network os tunnels configuration guide, 5. For san extension over ip wans, the brocade fr418i provides unique bandwidthmaximizing fcip features.
Fcip is a tcpbased tunnel, typically between two cisco mds switches or of course san devices from another vendor. Leveraging nextgeneration fibre channel and advanced fibre channel over ip fcip technology, the ibm system storage san06br is designed to provide a flexible and extensible platform to move data. Fcip routers a best practice design tip were all only. This week i had a very interesting question from one of the fellow blog readers.
When hcl is properly configured, these events happen during the firmware upgrade. Changing a brocade 7840 between fcip only and hybrid mode requires a switch reboot. Brocade fibre channel routing fcr technology overview and. For more information, see downloading and installing patches. In addition, each fcip circuit supports four qos classes classf, high. This application often involves fcip, and the tight integration of fcip and fc routing is usually a valueadd for the customer. With gen 5 fibre channel, ip extension capability, and brocade fabric vision technology, this platform delivers unprecedented performance. For details on downloading firmware, refer to the chapter on installing and maintaining. San extension can reach up to 100 kilometers at 4 gbitsec fibre channel speeds, 250 kilometers at 2 gbitsec speeds, and more than 500 kilometers at 1 gbitsec speeds. On the brocade 7800 switch, the fcip tunnel is designated a virtual port number.
Adaptive rate limiting guarantees minimum bandwidth for fcip tunnels. By clicking accept, you understand that we use cookies to improve your experience on our website. If you have arl adaptive rate limit license then brocade suggests to use it by setting the upper and lower. Fibre channel over ip fcip is an internet protocol used for sending fibre channel data over an ip network. Procedure to change fcip tunnelcircuit bandwidth on 7800. Configuring 10 gbps ve ports on brocade fc 7840 switches netapp. Here the twins are freshly upgraded and configured with a test fcip extension tunnel. Jan 03, 2014 fibre channel over ip fcip is a tunneling technique that is used to transport native fibre channel traffic inside of tcp and ip. Jan 23, 2012 ricardo, if you are using fcip for synchronous replication, you will need to use brocade 7800s. During a nondisruptive firmware download, throughput of individual fcip tunnels are maintained, while the total bandwidth is limited to half of the maximum bandwidth supported on. To find out which open source software is included in brocade products.
After enabling ipsec and resetting ips ports, fcip links fail with the following errors in the logging log. You need to reference your fcip profile and the ip address of your peer. Page 45 open systems tape pipelining fcip tunnel fw1, ta1 fc san fc san connection can be veve or vexve 172. Configuring the noneports on the brocade switch you must configure the noneports on the fc switch. When you configure fcip, there are a bunch of parameters to set, and tuning tools to. To achieve this first we need to create a connectivity at site1 to enable the communication between 2 sites. This course provides students with the technical and process information needed to configure and deploy the brocade fibre channel over ip fcip feature in brocade fibre channel storage area networks san. This monitoring does not apply to the management ethernet interface on brocade switches. But this disrupts the traffic on the specified fcip tunnel for a brief period of time. They seems really powerful and i kind of regret buying the 5100s, but i am sure they will their uses for something as well.
Tunnel and circuit requirements for 7800 extension switches. Configuring 10 gbps ve ports on brocade fc 7840 switches. The 7800 twins arrived and they work just fabulously. Configuring 40 gbps veports on brocade 7840 fc switches. The brocade 7840 extension switch, brocade 7800 extension switch, and. The first fcip port on the 7800 is port 16, which we will be using. In addition to offering a full range of fibre channel switching and routing products, brocade now offers several fcip gateway solutions that fully complement emc solutions. Comments on how to configure fcip on brocade 7500s excellent article. Adaptive rate limiting feature meets minimum bandwidth guarantee for each tunnel while allowing full utilization of the available network bandwidth without adverse impact to throughput performance during high traffic loads. After capturing switch diagnostic data, it automatically generates a visio topology diagram and a detailed report of san fabrics, switches, and individual ports. Brocade 7800 extension switch and fx824 extension blade. Fcip tunnnel is not coming up on 7840 brocade fibre channel.
Step to enabling fcip is to turn on your export from the backbone fabric routers into the edge fabric e. Metric 0 active you can have several links at metric 0 metric 1 standby. Brocade 7840 ip extension 2minute explainer video youtube. Fcip encapsulates the fcp frames in a tcpip packet which is then sent across an ip network. My question is, is brocade 7840 compatible with nexus 5548up. When using the two 40 gbe veports which use fcip for isls, you must create ip interfaces on each port, and configure fcip tunnels and circuits in each tunnel.
By downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the hewlett packard enterprise software license agreement. It allows transparent tunneling of fc switchtoswitch links across ip networks. Brocade san switch fabric operating system firmware v5. Leveraging advanced fibre channel and fibre channel over ip fcip technology, the brocade 7800. Added fcip wizard and standalone tab support for near end tunnel configuration. Brocade fibre channel switches deliver industryleading performance that shatters bottlenecks and simplifies scaleout network architectures. Modernize replication connectivity with the brocade. Oct 27, 2012 on the brocade 7800 switch, the fcip tunnel is designated a virtual port number. We have an existing setup of fcip tunnel circuit running at 34 mbps. Prioritizes initiatortarget flows within an fcip tunnel to. Whether configured for simple point topoint or comprehensive multisite san extension, san06br addresses business continuity, compliance, and.
Home broadcom community discussion forums, technical docs. The fcip trunking feature allows multiple ip source and destination address pairs defined as fcip circuits via multiple 1 gbe or 10 gbe interfaces to provide a high bandwidth fcip tunnel and failover resiliency. Brocade fibre channel routing fcr technology overview. Brocade 7840 extension switch data sheet brocade switches. Brocade 5600 vrouter tunnels configuration guide, v4. You license the ability to run fcip and you have to have the right hardware. As a matter of course the customer should upgrade and include this fix.
Brocade 5600 vrouter tunnels configuration guide 6 53100427901 if you have purchased brocade product support directly from brocade, use one of the following methods to contact the brocade. Fcip trunking feature allows multiple ip source and destination address pairs defined as fcip circuits via multiple 110gbe or 40gbe interfaces to provide high bandwidth fcip tunnel and lossless failover resiliency. Because the brocade 7800 fcip extension switch seamlessly interoperates with silver peak replication acceleration software, enterprises can deploy the two solutions. On the left im trying to use 2 physical ports with ip addresses 192. In short, fcip creates an fc tunnel over an existing ip network.
Table 1 fabric ossupported hardware continued device name terminology used in documentation firmware level required brocade 6505 switch 24port, 16 gbps edge switch fabric os v7. Brocade offers extension trunking bet, which is a totally different mechanism for transmitting fcip than the above methods. Powerlink support technical docu hardware connectrix we have three 7500 for fcip use by ipsec with compression, fast. Fabric os firmware for brocade 8gb san switch module v7. Ibm system storage san06br extension switch with 4 active fc ports, 2 ethernet ip ports, and fabric os fos v6. How to configure fcip tunnel between two brocade 7800. Configuring the brocade fc switches netapp documentation. The brocade fastiron sx series of layer23 switches provide a superior scalable foundation for improved operational efficiency and faster response to business opportunities today and into the future, extending control from the network edge to the backbone with intelligent network services, including. By default, brocade 7840 supports fcip extension only. Quickspecs hpe sn4000b san extension switch overview page 2 key features maximize the value of sans fcip extension of fibre channel sans provides connectivity over longer distances that would otherwise be technologically not possible, impractical, and too expensive with native fibre channel or when dark fiber resources are unavailable.
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