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Configuring N Port Virtualization
We recommend that you save your current configuration either in boot flash memory or to a TFTP server
Note
before you enable NPV.
To enable NPV, perform this task:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Configuring NPV Interfaces
After you enable NPV, you should configure the NP uplink interfaces and the server interfaces.
Configuring an NP Interface
After you enable NPV, you should configure the NP uplink interfaces and the server interfaces. To configure
an NP uplink interface, perform this task:
To configure a server interface, perform this task:
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Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# npv enable
switch(config-npv)# no npv
enable
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enables NPV mode. The switch reboots, and it comes back up
in NPV mode.
When the switch is reloaded in the NPV mode, only
Note
the following configurations are saved:
• switchname
• management ip configuration and vrf
• boot variable
• username / password details
• ntp configuration
• callhome configuration
• snmp-server details
• feature fcoe
Disables NPV mode, which results in a reload of the switch.
Configuring NPV
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