Configuring Npv; Enabling Npv - Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring N Port Virtualization

Configuring NPV

Enabling NPV

When you enable NPV, the system configuration is erased and the switch reboots.
Note We recommend that you save your current configuration either in boot flash memory or to a TFTP server
before you enable NPV.
To enable NPV, perform this task:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
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• If the trunk mode is enabled for any of the interfaces, or if the NP port channel is up, the reserved
VSANs range from 3840 to 4078, which are not available for user configuration.
• The Exchange Virtual Fabric Protocol (EVFP) isolated VSAN is 4079, and it is not available for
user configuration.
Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# npv enable
switch(config-npv)# no npv
enable
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Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enables NPV mode. The switch reboots, and it comes back up
in NPV mode.
Note When the switch is reloaded in the NPV mode, only
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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