Chapter 12. Cisco FCIP implementation 335
12.1 FCIP concepts
The following FCIP concepts were taken in their entirety from the “IP Services”
part of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide,
78-16493-01, at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/products_configuration_guide
_book09186a0080667aa0.html
To configure the IPS module for FCIP, you need a basic understanding of the
following concepts:
FCIP and VE_Ports
FCIP links
FCIP profiles
FCIP interfaces
FCIP and VE_Ports describe the internal model of FCIP with respect to Fibre
Channel inter-switch links (ISLs) and Cisco's enhanced ISLs (EISLs).
FCIP defines virtual E (VE) ports, which behave exactly like standard Fibre
Channel E_Ports, except that ...