On 01/13/2014 11:04 AM, PC Varma wrote:
Hi All
I am a Dummy guy and started looking in to VN2VN based on FC-BB-6
specification. I would like setup a Direct VN2VN setup (with only Initiator
and Target, no DCB/Switch). I am a Ph.D student and don nott have much
budget to buy FCF compatible switches and 10 GbE Network Adapters. So, I
want to build a Direct VN2VN with 2 Linux boxes. I have some questions in
this regard.
Q1. Can i build the Direct VN2VN setup(with only Initiator and Target, no
DCB/switch i.e. 2 Linux boxes connected back to back) with current/latest
code from the open-fcoe.org based on FC-BB-6 specification? What is the
better Operating Systems for the open-fcoe development?
Yes. You can do this. The Fedora/RHEL guys and SuSE guys contribute the
most here, so I'd put in a vote for any of their releases. If you're
doing development, you may want a community release like Fedora vs. an
enterprise release like RHEL. Also, the development tools are probably
more current in the community release.
Q2. What kind of Network adapters can be used here? Shall I use the 1
Gigabit NICs (not 10 GbE due to lake of Budget)? This for experiment, not
for Production. Please point me to a compatible/working adapters list or
make/models based on your experience.
Any Ethernet adapter should work. I work for Intel, so I know we
thoroughly test our cards. I can't speak for any other vendor. You'll
probably be fine, but I can't say you won't run into some peculiarity.
Q3. Can i build the VN2VN setup using normal 1 Gigabit NICs(not 10 GbE) and
a Gigabit Switch(not DCB). In this case both Initiator and Target connected
via a Giagbit switch. This a normal Gigabit Network in my College lab.
You can do the systems back to back for vn2vn too.
Thanks, //Rob
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