Fibre Channel over Ethernet host attachments

These operating systems and procedures list the requirements to configure for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) host attachment.

A converged network adapter (CNA) must be installed on a host. A host requires a specific CNA driver to be installed on the operating system of the host.

Linux operating system

The following Linux distributions are supported for the FCoE attachment:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SuSe Linux Enterprise Server
For current interoperability information about supported software levels, see the following Web sites:

CNAs for hosts that are running the Linux operating system

Ensure that all hosts that are running the Linux operating system use the correct host bus adapters (HBAs) and host software.

For current interoperability information about HBAs and platform levels, see this Web sites:

Drivers and firmware for hosts that are running the Linux operating system

Ensure that all hosts have the correct HBA device drivers and firmware levels.

For current interoperability information about supported device driver and firmware levels, see the following Web sites:
Parent topic: Host attachment