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Configuring FCoE NPV
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Information About FCoE NPV
FCoE NPV is supported on the Cisco Nexus devices. The FCoE NPV feature is an enhanced form of FIP
snooping that provides a secure method to connect FCoE-capable hosts to an FCoE-capable FCoE forwarder
(FCF) switch. The FCoE NPV feature provides the following benefits:
• FCoE NPV does not have the management and troubleshooting issues that are inherent to managing
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Information About FCoE NPV, page 63
FCoE NPV Model, page 65
Mapping Requirements, page 66
Port Requirements, page 67
NPV Features, page 67
vPC Topologies, page 68
Supported and Unsupported Topologies, page 69
Guidelines and Limitations, page 73
FCoE NPV Configuration Limits, page 73
Default Settings, page 74
Enabling FCoE and Enabling NPV, page 75
Enabling FCoE NPV, page 75
Configuring NPV Ports for FCoE NPV, page 76
Verifying FCoE NPV Configuration, page 76
Configuration Examples for FCoE NPV, page 77
hosts remotely at the FCF.
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