Fibre Channel over Ethernet host attachments
These operating systems and procedures list the requirements to configure for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) host attachment.
A converged network adapter (CNA) must be installed on a host. A host requires a specific CNA driver to be installed on the operating system of the host.
Hosts that use a CNA adapter can be connected to the system by using a Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF) switch that has both Ethernet ports and Fibre Channel ports. The host CNA port is connected to Ethernet ports on the FCF switch whereas a storage system is connected to its Fibre Channel ports. The host CNA uses the FCoE protocol to communicate with the FCF switch. The switch is used for conversion from the FCoE to the Fibre Channel protocol for communication with the storage system.
Linux operating system
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- SuSe Linux Enterprise Server
For current interoperability information about supported software levels, see the following website:
CNAs for hosts that are running the Linux operating system
Ensure that all hosts that are running the Linux operating system use the correct host bus adapters (HBAs) and host software.
For current interoperability information about HBAs and platform levels, see this website:
Drivers and firmware for hosts that are running the Linux operating system
Ensure that all hosts have the correct HBA device drivers and firmware levels.
For current interoperability information about supported device driver and firmware levels, see this website: