Brocade Fabric OS FCIP Administrator's Guide

About this manual

The document serves as an administrator's guide for configuring and managing Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) within Brocade Fabric OS version 6.4.0 and later releases. It details the setup of FCIP tunnels on specific hardware platforms, including the Brocade DCX/DCX-4S with FX8-24 blades, the 7800 Switch, and the 7500/7500E Switches with FR4-18i blades.

Key topics include FCIP concepts, trunking capacity, Quality of Service (QoS) implementation using DSCP and VLANs, IPSec configuration for tunnel security, and performance optimization features like Fastwrite and OSTP. The guide also covers troubleshooting procedures, WAN performance analysis tools such as ipperf and tperf, and the use of FTRACE for capturing tunnel traces.

What's inside

• FCIP overview
• FCIP on the 7800 Switch and FX8-24 Blade
• FCIP on the 7500 Switch and FR4-18i Blade
• FCIP Management and Troubleshooting
• IPSec implementation over FCIP tunnels
• QoS, DSCP, and VLANs
• WAN performance analysis tools
• Portshow command usage

Specifications

Frequently asked questions

Which hardware platforms support FCIP as described in this manual?

The supported platforms include Brocade DCX and DCX-4S with FX8-24 blades, the 7800 Switch, Brocade DCX/DCX-4S or 48000 with FR4-18i blades, the 7500 Switch, and the 7500E Switch.

What new features are included in this manual?

This manual applies to FCIP support in Fabric OS version 6.4.0 and later releases, featuring support for IPSec, VLAN and DSCP tagging, and VEX ports on the FX8-24 blade.