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<a name="wp1080438"> </a><h1 class="pTitle">
Enabling FCIP

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<a name="wp1085337"> </a><h2 class="pHeading2">
Detailed Steps
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<a name="wp1152332"> </a><p class="pBodyAutonumNoRule">
<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> In Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.0 and later and NX-OS Release 4.x, there is an additional login 
prompt to log into a switch that is not a part of your existing fabric.

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<a name="wp1152333"> </a><p class="pBody">
To create and manage FCIP links with DCNM-SAN, use the FCIP Wizard. Make sure that the IP Services 
Module is inserted in the required Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch, and that the Gigabit Ethernet 
interfaces on these switches are connected, and then verify the connectivity. The procedures for creating 
FCIP links using the FCIP Wizard are as follows:

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<div class="pSmartList1"><ul class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1152334"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the endpoints.
</li>
<a name="wp1152335"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Choose the interfaces’ IP addresses.
</li>
<a name="wp1152336"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Specify link attributes.
</li>
<a name="wp1152337"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">(Optional) Enable FCIP write acceleration or FCIP compression.
</li>
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<a name="wp1152338"> </a><p class="pBody">
To create FCIP links using the FCIP Wizard, follow these steps:

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<a name="wp1152342"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the <span style="font-weight: bold">FCIP Wizard</span> icon in the DCNM-SAN toolbar .
</li>
<a name="wp1152349"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Choose the switches that act as endpoints for the FCIP link and click <span style="font-weight: bold">Next</span>.
</li>
<a name="wp1152350"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Choose the Gigabit Ethernet ports on each switch that will form the FCIP link.
</li>
<a name="wp1152351"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">If both Gigabit Ethernet ports are part of MPS-14/2 modules, check the <span style="font-weight: bold">Enforce IPSEC Security</span> check 
box and set the <span style="font-weight: bold">IKE Auth Key</span>. See the <span style="font-style: italic">Security Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN </span>for 
information on IPsec and IKE. 
</li>
<a name="wp1152353"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
Check the<b class="cBold"> Use Large MTU Size (Jumbo Frames)</b> option to use jumbo size frames of 2300. Since Fibre 
Channel frames are 2112, we recommended that you use this option. If you uncheck the box, the FCIP 
Wizard does not set the MTU size, and the default value of 1500 is set.

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<a name="wp1152354"> </a><p class="pListNote1">
<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> In Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS, Release 3.0(3), by default the <b class="cBold">Use Large MTU Size (Jumbo 
Frames)</b> option is not selected.

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<a name="wp1152356"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Next</span>. 
</li>
<a name="wp1152357"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
You see the <b style="font-weight: normal" class="cBold">IP Address/Route</b> input screen.

</p>
<a name="wp1152358"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select <b class="cBold">Add IP Route </b>if you want to add an IP route, otherwise retain the defaults.
</li>
<a name="wp1152359"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <b style="font-weight: bold" class="cBold">Next</b><b style="font-weight: normal" class="cBold">.</b> 
</li>
<a name="wp1152360"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
You see the TCP connection characteristics.

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<a name="wp1152361"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Set the minimum and maximum bandwidth settings and round-trip time for the TCP connections on this 
FCIP link. 
</li>
<a name="wp1152362"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
You can measure the round-trip time between the Gigabit Ethernet endpoints by clicking the <span style="font-weight: bold">Measure</span> 
button.

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<a name="wp1152364"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Check the <span style="font-weight: bold">Write Acceleration</span> check box to enable FCIP write acceleration on this FCIP link. 
</li>
<a name="wp1152368"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
See the <a href="cfcip19.html">&quot;FCIP Write Acceleration&quot; topic</a>.

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<a name="wp1152370"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Check the <span style="font-weight: bold">Enable Optimum Compression</span> check box to enable IP compression on this FCIP link. 
</li>
<a name="wp1152374"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
See the <a href="cfcip21.html">&quot;FCIP Compression&quot; topic</a>.

</p>
<a name="wp1152375"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Check the Enable XRC Emulator check box to enable XRC emulator on this FCIP link.
</li>
<a name="wp1152376"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
For more information on XRC Emulator, see the <span style="font-style: italic">Fabric Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN.
</span>
</p>
<a name="wp1152377"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Next.
</span></li>
<a name="wp1152383"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Set the <b class="cBold">Port VSAN</b> and click the <b class="cBold">Trunk Mode</b> radio button for this FCIP link.
</li>
<a name="wp1073748"> </a><p class="pBodyRelative">

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<a name="wp1152389"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Finish</span> to create this FCIP link.
</li>
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