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Example: To enable NPIV on port 10, enter following command:
switch:admin> portCfgNPIVPort 10, 1
2.
To specify the number of virtual N_Port_IDs per port or per switch, use the configure command with
either of the following parameters:
switch.login.perPortMax—Use this parameter to set the number of virtual N_Port_IDs per port to
a value between 0 and 255. The default setting is 126.
switch.login.perSwitchMax—Use this parameter to set the number of virtual N_Port_IDs per
switch to a value between 0 and (126 * number of ports). The default setting is (15 * number of ports).
Example:
switch:admin> switchdisable
switch:admin> configure
Configure...
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no]
Virtual Channel parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no]
F-Port login parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Maximum logins per switch: (1..4032) [4032] 2048
Maximum logins per port: (1..255) [255] 126
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switch:admin> switchenable
Cisco switch
Cisco Fibre Channel switches running SAN-OS 3.0 or later will support NPIV. To enable NPIV on Cisco Fibre
Channel Switches running the Cisco Device Manager, use the following procedure:
1.
From the Cisco Device Manager, click Admin, and then select FeatureControl. The Feature Control
window appears.
2.
Click the row titled NPIV.
3.
In the Action column select enable, and then click Apply.
4.
Click Close to return to the Name Server screen.
5.
Click Refresh to display the Host ports.
McDATA switch
McDATA Fibre Channel switches with E/OS 8.0 or later will support NPIV. McDATA switches require an
optional license to enable this function. Use the following procedure to apply this license and enable NPIV:
1.
From a browser, open the web user interface for the McDATA switch that is to be connected to the
VC-FC module. The Node List view details the devices attached to the McDATA switch.
2.
To install the NPIV license, click Maintenance, and then select Options Features.
3.
Enter the license key for NPIV in the Feature Key field. Select the key as the "N_Port ID Virtualization
(NPIV)." Link from the window and apply the key by clicking OK. A check mark in the left window
indicates that the N_Port ID Virtualization key is installed.
4.
Click Configure, and then select Ports>NPIV.
5.
Click Enable.
6.
At the prompt click OK if you are sure you want to enable NPIV.