Npv Mode - HP Cisco MDS 9020 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 13 Configuring N Port Virtualization
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
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NPV Mode

A switch is in NPV mode after a user has enabled NPV and the switch has successfully rebooted. NPV
mode applies to an entire switch. All end devices connected to a switch that is in NPV mode must log in
as an N port to use this feature (loop-attached devices are not supported). All links from the edge
switches (in NPV mode) to the NPV core switches are established as NP ports (not E ports), which are
used for typical interswitch links. NPIV is used by the switches in NPV mode to log in to multiple end
devices that share a link to the NPV core switch.
Note In-order data delivery is not required in NPV mode because the exchange between two end devices
always takes the same uplink to the core from the NPV device. For traffic beyond the NPV device, core
switches will enforce in-order delivery if needed and/or configured.
After entering NPV mode, only the following commands are available:
aaa
arp
banner
boot
callhome
cli
clock
do
end
exit
fcanalyzer
fcrxbbcredit
fips
hw-module
interface
ip
ipv6
line
logging
no
npv
ntp
port-track
power
poweroff
radius
radius-server
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Cisco NPV Configuration–Interface View
Host
N-Port F-Port
N-Port F-Port
Host
Configure aaa functions
[no] remove an entry from the ARP cache
Configure banner message
Configure boot variables
Enter the callhome configuration mode
CLI configuration commands
Configure time-of-day clock
EXEC command
Exit from configure mode
Exit from configure mode
Configure cisco fabric analyzer
Enable extended rx b2b credit configuration
Enable/Disable FIPS mode
Enable/Disable OBFL information
Select an interface to configure
Configure IP features
Configure IPv6 features
Configure a terminal line
Modify message logging facilities
Negate a command or set its defaults
Config commands for FC N_port Virtualizer
NTP Configuration
Configure Switch port track config
Configure power supply
Poweroff a module in the switch
Configure RADIUS configuration
Configure RADIUS related parameters
NPV Device
NP-Port F-Port
NP-Port F-Port
NPV Device
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
About NPV
NPV Core Switch
NPIV enable
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