In System Manager, select Network > FC ports. Select next to the port you want to configure for direct attachment and then select Edit topology. Hosts can be directly connected to FC adapter ports on AFF, ASA, ASA r2 and FAS systems. Direct-attachment capability can be especially valuable in remote sites and hybrid environments where simplicity is key. Your software release might not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest caveats and feature information, see the Bug Search Tool at. An FC SAN provides an external storage environment for servers by using the FC protocol suite. Figure 1 shows three FC SAN networking methods. The first two networking methods are simple and can connect. Based on the IEEE T11 FC-BB-5 standard, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a protocol to transmit Fibre Channel frames over Ethernet networks. Typically, data centers have a dedicated LAN and Storage Area Network (SAN) that are separated from each other with their own specific configuration. The gateway FC fabric includes FCoE and native FC interfaces, and a VLAN to carry FCoE traffic from FCoE-capable devices. This chapter includes the following sections: •Information About Fibre Channel Interfaces, page 1-1 •Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces, page 1-8 •Configuring Global Attributes for.