HP flexfabric 5900cp Solutions Configuration Manual page 7

3. NPV/Gateway Mode—When a switch operates in this mode, it is called as an NPV (N_Port
Virtualizer) switch. In this mode, the following HP FlexFabric 5900CP converged port
connections are available:
Fibre Channel
HP FlexFabric 5900CP F_Port to an N_Port on a node.
HP FlexFabric 5900CP NP_Port to an F_Port on an FCF (NPIV) switch.
FCoE
HP FlexFabric 5900CP VF_Port to a VN_Port on a node.
HP FlexFabric 5900CP VNP_Port to a VF_Port on an FCF (NPIV) switch.
If the primary mode of the HP FlexFabric 5900CP switch is set to NPV, the converged ports
can be set to F_Port or NP_Port, but cannot be set to E_Port. For FCoE, the ports can be set
to VF_Port or VNP_Port, but cannot be set to VE_Port.
4. Transit Mode—When a switch operates in this mode, it is called as a Transit switch. A switch
operating in this mode can restrict its Ethernet interface only to receiving traffic from an eNode
or FCF switch. This is achieved by configuring the interface to operate in eNode mode or FCF
mode. Fibre Channel is not supported in this mode. When a switch is configured in Transit
mode, it always enables FIP snooping. VF_Port traffic is allowed. However, VE_Port traffic is
blocked.
NOTE: After changing to any one of the advanced modes and saving the configuration,
you must reboot the switch.
<HP>system-working-mode {advance standard}
<HP>fcoe-mode {fcf npv transit}
[confirmation]
[mode changed]
<HP>Save
<HP>reboot
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