Default Port Numbers - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

About 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
Figure 7-4
Figure 7-4
NPV Core Switch
fc 5/10
fc 1/5
Table 7-1
Table 7-1
Parameter
pWWN
nWWN
fWWN
symbolic port name
IP address
symbolic node name
Although fWWN-based zoning is supported for NPV devices, it is not recommended because:
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Default Port Numbers

Port numbers on NPV-enabled switches will vary depending on the switch model. For details about port
numbers for NPV-eligible switches, see the Cisco NX-OS Family Licensing Guide.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide
7-6
shows the internal FLOGI flows between an NPV core switch and an NPV device.
Internal FLOGI Flows
fwwn
pwwn
nwwn
NPV Device
identifies the internal FLOGI parameters that appear in
Internal FLOGI Parameters
Derived From
The fWWN of the NP port.
The VSAN-based sWWN of the NPV device.
The fWWN of the F port on the NPV core switch.
The switch name and NP port interface string.
Note
The IP address of the NPV device.
The NPV switch name.
Zoning is not enforced at the NPV device (rather, it is enforced on the NPV core switch).
Multiple devices behind an NPV device log in via the same F port on the core (they use same fWWN
and cannot be separated into different zones).
The same device might log in using different fWWNs on the core switch (depending on the NPV
link it uses) and may need to be zoned using different fWWNs.
If there is no switch name available, then the output will display
"switch." For example, switch: fc1/5.
Chapter 7 Configuring N Port Virtualization
Figure 7-4.
OL-19445-02, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(x)