How to setup a Simple FCIP Tunnel with the Cisco MDS9222i
FCIP (Fibre Channel over IP) is a power full technologie for linking Fiber Channel based storage networks over IP network. We use this to link our mainframe with a second tape library in a different location, aprox 40 km.
Step 1
Enable the Fibre Channel over IP Feature on the MDS9222i
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feature fcip
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Step 2
Define a FCIP Profile
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fcip profile 1
ip address <source address>
tcp max-bandwidth-mbps <maximum avail bandwith in mbps> min-available-bandwidth-mbps <minimum avail bandwith in mbps> round-trip-time-ms <round trip time>
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Step 3
Create the FCIP interface
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interface fcip1
use-profile 1
peer-info ipaddr <destination address>
write-accelerator
ip-compression auto
switchport description T-mds1-mds2
no shutdown
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Step 4
Configure the GigabitEthernet
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interface GigabitEthernet1/1
ip address <source ip address> <netmask>
switchport description FCIP Ethernet Port
no shutdown
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Example
mds1
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feature fcip
!
fcip profile 1
ip address 10.0.57.42
tcp max-bandwidth-mbps 300 min-available-bandwidth-mbps 100 round-trip-time-ms 12
!
interface fcip1
use-profile 1
peer-info ipaddr 10.0.57.34
write-accelerator
ip-compression auto
switchport description T-mds1-mds2
no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1
ip address 10.0.57.42 255.255.255.252
switchport description FCIP Ethernet Port
no shutdown
!
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mds2
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feature fcip
!
fcip profile 1
ip address 10.0.57.34
tcp max-bandwidth-mbps 300 min-available-bandwidth-mbps 100 round-trip-time-ms 12
!
interface fcip1
use-profile 1
peer-info ipaddr 10.0.57.42
write-accelerator
ip-compression auto
switchport description T-mds2-mds1
no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1
ip address 10.0.57.34 255.255.255.252
switchport description FCIP Ethernet Port
no shutdown
!
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If you feel this helps a bit or may be not ? Please leave a comment.
Thanks, I appreciate the information. I am setting the first FC over IP solution in my country with CISCO technology (MDS 9222i)
One question, the creation of the tunnels can be done via Fabric Manager?
Thanks in advance
Regards
Hello Adrian,
i know it is possible to configure the tunnels via the fabric manager, but i don’t have the manager installed.:-( you will see the tunnel also in the manager
when you create it via the cli.
it will be basicly the same steps on each fabric.
i hope this helps a bit. if you have future question for the cli way i can help you to get the config right (via pm).
Patrick
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Thanks for the info. How we can configure the two intersaces on MDS1 and MDS2 for the redundancy purpose.
I am having the two modules.
Each madule have the four fcip gigabit interfaces.
I need to configure the second interface on both Switches for the redundancy purpose.
Please advice some infor mation.
Hi Venkata
you can setup two FCIP Tunnels and Bundel them together ..
HTH
Thanks again!!!
Best regards