B–Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Configuration
Create and Configure a Virtual Fibre Channel Interface
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2. Enable LLDP on the Ethernet interface by issuing the following commands:
(config-if)# lldp transmit
(config-if)# lldp receive
3. Set the PFC mode for the interface by issuing the following command:
(config-if)# priority-flow-control mode auto
4. Configure the switch port as a trunk port by issuing the following command:
(config-if)# switchport mode trunk
5. Configure the Ethernet interface as portfast by issuing the following
command:
(config-if)# spanning-tree port type edge trunk
6. Enable the Ethernet interface by issuing the following command:
(config-if)# no shutdown
7. Exit the interface configuration mode by issuing the following command:
(config-if)# exit
Create and Configure a Virtual Fibre Channel
Interface
To create and configure a virtual Fibre Channel interface:
1. Create a virtual Fibre Channel interface by issuing the interface vfc
command. In the example, the number 19 is arbitrary—you can use any
available vfc number.
(config)# interface vfc 19
2. Bind the Ethernet interface to the virtual Fibre Channel interface by issuing
the following command:
(config-if)# bind interface Ethernet 1/19
3. Enable the virtual Fibre Channel interface by issuing the following
command:
(config-if)# no shutdown
4. Exit the interface configuration mode by issuing the following command:
(config-if)# exit