In this chapter, we'll start looking at the different types of storage supported by UCS and the benefits of each. We'll provide an overview of Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and iSCSI. We will look into how UCS integrates with the FC fabric and configuring zoning on the Fabric Interconnects We'll walk through connecting SAN ports and configuring service profiles for single initiator and single target zoning for the SAN. We will also look into SAN pinning, which is similar in concept to LAN pinning, and explain the failure behavior for dynamic and static SAN pinning.
The topics that will be covered in this chapter are as follows:
- Learning about storage connectivity options
- Overview of FC and iSCSI storage
- Storage connectivity design considerations
- FC switching mode
- FC port channel and trunking
- Configuring VSAN and zoning
- Configuring FCoE
