Fibre channel over ethernet (FCoE) zoning in a distributed ethernet switch

摘要

Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising, receiving a login request from an endpoint connected to first physical port of a first switch module of a distributed network switch, wherein the distributed network switch comprises a plurality of switch modules, wherein each switch module comprises a plurality of ASICs, responsive to the login request, storing, in a FCDF database, an entry comprising an identifier of the first physical port and a unique identifier of the endpoint, and responsive to receiving, from a cFCF, a zoning update comprising the unique identifier of the endpoint and an FCID for the endpoint, storing the FCID in the FCDF database entry for the endpoint, identifying a first ASIC, of the plurality of ASICs of the first switch module, connected to the first physical port, and updating a zoning table of the first ASIC to include the zoning update.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a computer processor; and a memory containing a program, which when executed by the computer processor, is configured to perform an operation comprising:
receiving a login request from an endpoint connected to a first physical port of a first switch module of a distributed network switch, wherein the distributed network switch comprises a plurality of switch modules, wherein each switch module comprises a plurality of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs),in response to the login request, storing, in a Fibre Channel Data Forwarder (FCDF) database, an entry comprising an identifier of the first physical port and a unique identifier of the endpoint, andresponsive to receiving, from a controlling Fibre Channel Forwarder (cFCF), a zoning update comprising the unique identifier of the endpoint and a Fibre Channel Identifier (FCID) for the endpoint:
storing the FCID in the FCDF database entry for the endpoint;identifying a first ASIC, of the plurality of ASICs of the first switch module, connected to the first physical port; andupdating a zoning table of the first ASIC to include the zoning update.