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bnx2fc.txt outlines the driver usage model. Signed-off-by: Bhanu Prakash Gollapudi <bprakash@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <JBottomley@Parallels.com>
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					Operating FCoE using bnx2fc
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					===========================
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					Broadcom FCoE offload through bnx2fc is full stateful hardware offload that
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					cooperates with all interfaces provided by the Linux ecosystem for FC/FCoE and
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					SCSI controllers.  As such, FCoE functionality, once enabled is largely
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					transparent. Devices discovered on the SAN will be registered and unregistered
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					automatically with the upper storage layers.
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					Despite the fact that the Broadcom's FCoE offload is fully offloaded, it does
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					depend on the state of the network interfaces to operate. As such, the network
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					interface (e.g. eth0) associated with the FCoE offload initiator must be 'up'.
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					It is recommended that the network interfaces be configured to be brought up
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					automatically at boot time.
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					Furthermore, the Broadcom FCoE offload solution creates VLAN interfaces to
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					support the VLANs that have been discovered for FCoE operation (e.g.
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					eth0.1001-fcoe).  Do not delete or disable these interfaces or FCoE operation
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					will be disrupted.
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					Driver Usage Model:
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					===================
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					1. Ensure that fcoe-utils package is installed.
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					2. Configure the interfaces on which bnx2fc driver has to operate on.
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					Here are the steps to configure:
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						a. cd /etc/fcoe
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						b. copy cfg-ethx to cfg-eth5 if FCoE has to be enabled on eth5.
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						c. Repeat this for all the interfaces where FCoE has to be enabled.
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						d. Edit all the cfg-eth files to set "no" for DCB_REQUIRED** field, and
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						   "yes" for AUTO_VLAN.
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						e. Other configuration parameters should be left as default
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					3. Ensure that "bnx2fc" is in SUPPORTED_DRIVERS list in /etc/fcoe/config.
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					4. Start fcoe service. (service fcoe start). If Broadcom devices are present in
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					the system, bnx2fc driver would automatically claim the interfaces, starts vlan
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					discovery and log into the targets.
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					5. "Symbolic Name" in 'fcoeadm -i' output would display if bnx2fc has claimed
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					the interface.
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					Eg:
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					[root@bh2 ~]# fcoeadm -i
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					    Description:      NetXtreme II BCM57712 10 Gigabit Ethernet
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					    Revision:         01
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					    Manufacturer:     Broadcom Corporation
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					    Serial Number:    0010186FD558
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					    Driver:           bnx2x 1.70.00-0
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					    Number of Ports:  2
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					        Symbolic Name:     bnx2fc v1.0.5 over eth5.4
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					        OS Device Name:    host11
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					        Node Name:         0x10000010186FD559
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					        Port Name:         0x20000010186FD559
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					        FabricName:        0x2001000DECB3B681
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					        Speed:             10 Gbit
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					        Supported Speed:   10 Gbit
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					        MaxFrameSize:      2048
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					        FC-ID (Port ID):   0x0F0377
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					        State:             Online
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					6. Verify the vlan discovery is performed by running ifconfig and notice
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					<INTERFACE>.<VLAN>-fcoe interfaces are automatically created.
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					Refer to fcoeadm manpage for more information on fcoeadm operations to
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					create/destroy interfaces or to display lun/target information.
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					NOTE:
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					** Broadcom FCoE capable devices implement a DCBX/LLDP client on-chip. Only one
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					LLDP client is allowed per interface. For proper operation all host software
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					based DCBX/LLDP clients (e.g. lldpad) must be disabled. To disable lldpad on a
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					given interface, run the following command:
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					lldptool set-lldp -i <interface_name> adminStatus=disabled
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