Nexus 5548UP/2232PP/FCoE

Hi,
In my enviroment I have a datacenter with 2 Nexus 5548UP with FCoE Licence. As I am new to storage networking I need some information about the configuration of FCoE.
The enviroment is :
2 x 5548UP Switch
2 x 2232PP FEX
1 x Host with Emulex OneConnect OCe10102-F interface
1 x storage with FCoE interface.
How many virtual SANs we can create with a single stoarge device.
I have to configure this 2 5548UP Vs the 2 FEX 2232PP with FCoE.
1) I have to map each vsan with a Layer 2 FCoE Vlan?
2) How I can distribute the VSans (and the FcoE Vlans) and the Ethernet Vlans from the 2 FEX 2232PP Vs the 2 5548UP? How many Links? Is better to do a Port-Channel or different Port-Channels? Best Practices?
3) In which way we need to configure the Teaming? Active Standby or Active Active?
4) I studied that, it is possibile to do an ISL Trunk between the two Nexus 5548UP switches...right? Can I Create a port-channel and allow all the vsans?
Kindly guide me with proper connection diagram and configuration steps.
Thanks in advance!
Gaurav

Assuming FEXes are already connected and operational. Nexus 5548 cannot run in NPV mode. You have to configure zoning in addition to following configuration.
@Nexus 5548 switch1
feature fcoe
vlan 100
name DATA_VLAN
vlan 101
name Fabric_A_SAN101
fcoe vsan 101
vlan 102
name Fabric_B_SAN102
fcoe vsan 102
vsan database
vsan 101
vsan 101 interface vfc 101
vsan 101 interface vfc 13
vsan 102
vsan 102 interface vfc 102
vsan 102 interface vfc 23
int eth 102/1/1
description server CNA port 1
switchport mode trunk
spanning-tree port type edge trunk
int vfc 101
bind interface eth 102/1/1
switchport mode F
int eth1/3
description Interswitchlink
switch mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan exclude 101
int vfc 102
bind interface eth1/3
switchport mode E
int eth1/2
descrition Storage port 1
switchport mode trunk
spanning-tree port type edge trunk
interface vfc 13
bind interface eth1/2
switchport mode F
int eth1/6
descrition storage port2
switchport mode trunk
spanning-tree port type edge trunk
interface vfc 23
bind interface eth1/6
switchport mode F
system qos
service-policy type qos input fcoe-default-in-policy
service-policy type queuing input fcoe-default-in-policy
service-policy type queuing output fcoe-default-out-policy
service-policy type network-qosfcoe-default-nq-policy
@Nexus 5548 switch2
feature fcoe
vlan 102
name Fabric_B_SAN102
fcoe vsan 102
vsan database
vsan 102
vsan 102 interface vfc 102
vsan 102 interface vfc 12
int eth1/3
description interswitch link
switch mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 102
int vfc 102
bind interface eth1/3
switchport mode E
int eth101/1/1
switchport mode trunk
spanning-tree port type edge trunk
interface vfc 12
bind interface eth101/1/1
switchport mode F
system qos
service-policy type qos input fcoe-default-in-policy
service-policy type queuing input fcoe-default-in-policy
service-policy type queuing output fcoe-default-out-policy
service-policy type network-qosfcoe-default-nq-policy

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    Bhanudas Mali

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