hesela.devNVMe/FC
NVMe/FC is the transport binding that carries NVMe capsules and data over Fibre Channel.
Protocol distinction: The binding maps NVMe capsules to Fibre Channel frames and is specified by INCITS T11. It is distinct from both NVMe/RDMA and NVMe/TCP [1].
Compatibility: A Fibre Channel connection alone does not establish NVMe support. The host, target and drivers need the appropriate protocol capability; a documented target implementation requires a separate FC low-level driver [2].
Relations
- related
- nvme-of, fibre-channel, nvme-rdma, nvme-tcp, san
Citations
- NVM Express NVMe over Fabrics 1.1a, section 7.2: Fibre Channel transport
- SPDK NVMe over Fabrics target: transport support, TLS and in-band authentication
Sources & caveats
- The public 2021 NVMe-oF 1.1a reference supports the FC mapping only; it is not a claim about the latest FC-NVMe revision or every adapter.