Rijesh Kunhi Parambattu wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to work out a test environment with the following the > topology > > > > Cisco Nexus FCoE Switch <------->FC-GW <------------> Tachynet Driver > <---------> Atto HBA ,<----------> FC HBA Initator From Emulex. >
This may take some tachynet driver mods, since it was intended to send out FLOGIs. It might just work, though. I haven't tried it. In this case you would say fcgw -i ethX -f efcY. The Nexus 5000 can be outfitted with FC ports to talk to the initiator directly, of course. > > > Basically I am trying to demonstrate the interopability of FCoE switch > with FC Initiator/Target. I have not got the hardware ready, but want to > know whether this > > Topology will work? Technically Atto card should be transparent to FC2 > and above functionalities, so that any Link services (LS) commands and > FC-CT are just a "pass through" to Tachynet driver ,and Atto HBA should > not have any problems in Interconnecting though they work as Initiators. > The tachynet driver does just pass through FC-2 and above, but needs to interpret some of the FLOGI to set up buffer-to-buffer credits, etc. So, as it currently stands it might not work if it doesn't send a FLOGI to start with. The driver mods to do what you want might not be too hard, but I don't have time. > Also I am trying to set up, another topology in the following way > > > > Cisco Nexus FCoE Switch <-------> FC-GW <------------> Tachynet Driver > <---------> Atto HBA ,<----------> FC Switch from Qlogic. > > This topology is to demonstrate the interoperability of VE-Port > functionality with E-Port through FC-GW > > > > Also let me know whether this topology works out. > The Nexus 5000 doesn't support VE-ports (inter-switch-links) on the FCoE ports at this point. There's also the FLOGI issue mentioned above. > > > > > Thanks in Advance, > > Rijesh, HCL Tech. > > > > > > > > > > > > DISCLAIMER: > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and > intended for the named recipient(s) only. > It shall not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. > Any views or opinions presented in > this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the > opinions of HCL or its affiliates. > Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, > distribution and / or publication of > this message without the prior written consent of the author of this e-mail > is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender > immediately. Before opening any mail and > attachments please check them for viruses and defect. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.open-fcoe.org/mailman/listinfo/devel > _______________________________________________ devel mailing list [email protected] http://www.open-fcoe.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
