configure FC on N5K-C5648Q

[IbrahimElbagouri57340]

Hello All,

I am currently facing an issue while attempting to configure Fibre Channel (FC) between an N5K-C5648Q switch and a Brocade switch. According to the Cisco documentation, I should be able to configure the interface connected to the Brocade switch for FC. However, I have encountered a problem where the switch does not accept the command mentioned below:

switch(config)# interface ?
breakout Configuring the breakout for an interface
ethernet Ethernet IEEE 802.3z
fc Fiber Channel interface
loopback Loopback interface
mgmt Management interface
port-channel Port Channel interface
san-port-channel SAN Port Channel interface
vfc Virtual FC interface

switch(config)# interface fc ?
<1-5> Slot number

switch(config)# interface fc 1 ?
/ Slash separator

switch(config)# interface fc 1 / ?
<1-48> Port number

switch(config)# interface fc 1 / 1
^
Invalid range at '^' marker.
switch(config)# interface fc 1/1
^
Invalid range at '^' marker.
switch(config)

my second question can I replace the Brocade switch with N2k switch?

Any assistance or guidance regarding this matter would be greatly appreciated.

[Flavio Miranda]

Hi

"Ensure that you have the correct license installed (N5010SS or N5020SS) before using Fibre Channel interfaces and capabilities."

"my second question can I replace the Brocade switch with N2k switch?"

  Why wouldn´t you? There might be a few reason but you need to give more information. For example, what this Brocade does on the network, only switching? If only that, it can be replaced by Nexus or even Catalyst (which cost less).

[IbrahimElbagouri57340]

the licence is existing. however the command doesn´t work, I found the following config in a document and the N5600 has accepted it. I´m not sure if it is completed. can you tell which SFP transiver can be used between the N5600 and the N2k for getting a FC traffic?

policy-map type network-qos FCOE
class type network-qos class-fcoe
pause no-drop
mtu 2158
class type network-qos class-default
mtu 9216
system qos
service-policy type network-qos FCOE
feature fcoe
!
!
vsan database
vsan 1000
vlan 1000
fcoe vsan 1000
fcdomain domain 10 preferred vsan 1000
fcdomain priority 10 vsan 1000
fcdomain restart disruptive vsan 1000
zone default-zone permit vsan 1000
!
!
interface Ethernet1/1
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk native vlan 10
switchport trunk allowed vlan 10, 1000
spanning-tree port type edge trunk
!
!
int vfc1
bind interface Ethernet1/1
vsan database
vsan 1000 interface vfc1

[MHM Cisco World]

contact TAC, there is no doc. mention that this NSK support FC or not