Systems and methods for stacking fibre channel switches with fibre channel over ethernet stacking links

摘要

An information handling system is provided. The information handling system includes systems and methods for expanding the port count in a single Fiber Channel domain by adding modular Fiber Channel switches. Such a system includes a system enclosure that contains a plurality of Fiber Channel modules configured to send and receive Fiber Channel packets, the Fiber Channel modules providing a plurality of Fiber Channel ports and a switch processor coupled to the plurality of Fiber Channel ports and to a plurality of Ethernet ports. The switch processor is configured to apply a stacking header to Fiber Channel packets for transmission from one of the plurality of Ethernet ports over a stacking link to another switch processor in another system enclosure.

主权项

1. An information handling system comprising:
a system enclosure, the system enclosure containing:
a plurality of Fibre Channel modules configured to send and receive Fibre Channel packets, the plurality of Fibre Channel modules providing a plurality of Fibre Channel ports;a switch processor coupled to the plurality of Fibre Channel ports and to a plurality of Ethernet ports, wherein the switch processor is configured to:
receive a Fibre Channel packet on one of the plurality of Fibre Channel ports;encapsulate the Fibre Channel packet in a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) packet;encapsulate the FCoE packet in an Ethernet packet;encapsulate the Ethernet packet in a packet with a stacking header; andforward the packet with the stacking header to another switch processor in a same Fibre Channel domain over a stacking link;wherein the stacking header comprises an identifier of the another switch processor.