# Overview

Intel® FCoE (Fibre Channel Over Ethernet) is designed for the 82599-based 10 Gigabit family of PCI-Express server adapters. This guide covers hardware and software installation, setup procedures, and troubleshooting tips for installing and booting the system using these adapters.

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is defined as the encapsulation of standard Fibre Channel (FC) protocol frames as data within standard Ethernet frames. This link-level encapsulation, teamed with an FCoE-aware Ethernet-to-FC gateway, acts to extend an FC fabric to include Ethernet-based host connectivity. The FCoE specification focuses on encapsulation of FC frames specific to storage class traffic, as defined by the Fibre Channel FC-4 FCP specification. FC is a market-leading technology used to create Storage Area Networks (SANs).

## Installation Overview

For information on system requirements see System Requirements.

1. Install FCoE-capable adapters in the system. For a list of supported adapters, see Supported Adapters.
2. After following the above steps, if you are having problems, refer to Known Issues.

## FCoE Flow

The following is a typical FCoE setup flow:

- Switch Configuration
- FCoE Boot Option ROM Setup
- Linux OS Install
- Windows Installation

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