New TechBook - Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Data Center Bridging (DCB) Concepts and Protocols

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This TechBook provides an introduction to FCoE to better understand the various aspects and protocols involved with a typical Ethernet environment. It includes information on FCoE connectivity and storage in an FCoE environment, RecoverPoint and Celerra MPFS as solutions, and basic troubleshooting techniques

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