Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual page 184

Configuring NPV
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On the 91x4 platform, before you downgrade from 3.2(2c) to earlier versions, shut the F port, enable
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and disable the FC domain persistency for that VSAN and then up the F port.
To configure NPV using the CLI, perform the following tasks:.
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
switch(config)#
Step 2
switch(config)# feature npiv
switch (config)#
switch (config)# no feature npiv
Step 3
switch(config)# interface fc 2/1
switch(config-if)# switchport mode F
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Step 4
switch(config)# vsan database
switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan 8 interface fc
2/1
Step 5
switch(config)# npv enable
Step 6
switch(config)# interface fc 1/1
switch(config-if)# switchport mode NP
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Step 7
switch(config)# vsan database
switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan 9 interface fc
1/1
Step 8
switch(config-if)# exit
Step 9
switch(config)# interface fc 1/2 - 6
switch(config-if)# switchport mode F
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Step 10
switch(config)# vsan database
switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan 12 interface fc
1/1 - 6
Step 11
switch(config-npv)# no npv enable
switch(config)#
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide
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Chapter 7 Configuring N Port Virtualization
Purpose
On the NPV core switch, enters configuration
mode.
Enables NPIV mode on the NPV core switch.
Disables NPIV mode on the NPV core switch.
Configure the NPIV core switch port as an F
port.
Changes Admin status to bring up the interfaces.
Configures the port VSANs for the F port on the
NPIV core switch.
Enables NPV mode on a NPV device (module,
Cisco MDS 9124 or Cisco MDS 9134 Fabric
Switch). The module or switch is rebooted, and
when it comes back up, is in NPV mode.
A write-erase is performed during the
Note
reboot.
On the NPV device, select the interfaces that
will be connected to the aggregator switch and
configure them as NP ports.
Changes Admin status to bring up the interfaces.
Configures the port VSANs for the NP port on
the NPV device.
Exits interface mode for the port.
Selects the remaining interfaces (2 through 6)
on the NPV-enabled device and configures them
as F ports.
Changes Admin status to bring up the interfaces.
Configures the port VSANs for the F ports on
the NPV device.
Terminates session and disables NPV mode,
which results in a reload of the NPV device.
OL-19445-02, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(x)