> > > Thanks. Do I need to go thru all the instructions in the TCM Target > configuration page on Wiki, plus the "vn-to-vn" section, or I need to > skip some portion of instructions if I am configuring vn-to-vn ? > If you are playing w/ it as a back-to-back connection, you don't necessarily need the dcb part, but you will need to follow the instructions to have kernel support for fcoe/libfcoe/libfc for FCoE protocol stack support as well as the TCM itself, particularly tcm_fc for target over FCoE support.
Yi > > > > > From: kenneth.zh...@intel.com > > To: igvk2...@hotmail.com; devel@open-fcoe.org > > Subject: RE: [Open-FCoE] Questions about TCM target configuration > > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 17:05:57 +0000 > > > > The example in the QUICKSTRAT assumes the target port is connected to a > FCF (specifically, Cisco Nexus 5000). If the port is directly connected > to the initiator port (VN-to-vn), then the command fipvlan will return > error because no FCF is available. > > > > At the end of the QUICKSTRA, you will find the following: > > > > - Virtual N-port to virtual N-port (back-to-back) connection: > > > > - run the following commands to create vn-to-vn interface in both > initiator and target: > > echo eth2 > /sys/module/libfcoe/parameters/create_vn2vn > > assuming using interface eth2 > > > > This will create interfaces for vn-to-vn connection. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: devel-boun...@open-fcoe.org [mailto:devel-boun...@open-fcoe.org] > On Behalf Of Igor > > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 11:56 PM > > To: devel@open-fcoe.org > > Subject: [Open-FCoE] Questions about TCM target configuration > > > > > > We have configured an initiator, according to the QUICKSTART guide, and > now trying to configure a TCM FCoE target, that is connected directly to > the initiator machine (10G NICs point to point). We are using Fedora 16 > with 3.1 Kernel for the target. > > > > When we are running "fipvlan -a", it reports that no Forwaders have > been found, and so "fipvlan -c <int>" does not create an interface. Does > it mean that the initiator has to be active for a TCM target setup to be > successful ? Can we have an initiator and a target (two ENodes) connected > directly, or there must be an FCF between them ? > > > > We would highly appreciate any help. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > devel mailing list > > devel@open-fcoe.org > > https://lists.open-fcoe.org/mailman/listinfo/devel > > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list > devel@open-fcoe.org > https://lists.open-fcoe.org/mailman/listinfo/devel _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@open-fcoe.org https://lists.open-fcoe.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
