FIBRE CHANNEL OVER ETHERNET SWITCH SYSTEM

摘要

An FCoE switch system includes a switch IHS that is directly connected to a first endpoint IHS through a first edge port and to a second endpoint IHS through a second edge port. The switch IHS is receives an FCoE communication through the first edge port from the first endpoint IHS that includes an FC header, a source MAC address, and a destination MAC address. The switch IHS then creates a derived MAC address using information included in the FC header, and replaces the destination MAC address in the FCoE communication with the derived MAC address. In response to determining that the second endpoint is directly connected to the second edge port, the switch IHS replaces the source MAC address in the FCoE communication with a local FCF-MAC address. The switch IHS then forwards the first FCoE communication to the second endpoint IHS through the second edge port.

主权项

1. A Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) switch system, comprising:
a processing system; a memory system that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide an address replacement engine that is configured to:
receive a first FCoE communication from a first endpoint device through a first edge port, wherein the first FCoE communication includes an Fibre Channel (FC) header and a destination media access control (MAC) address;create a derived MAC address using information included in the FC header;replace the destination MAC address in the first FCoE communication with the derived MAC address; andforward the first FCoE communication to a second endpoint device.