HP 5920 Series Command Reference Manual page 8

Default
A switch operates in non-FCoE mode and does not provide any FC or FCoE capabilities.
Views
System view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
fcf: Specifies the FCF mode.
npv: Specifies the NPV mode.
transit: Specifies the Transit mode.
Usage guidelines
The switch supports the following FCoE modes:
FCF mode—A switch operating in this mode is called an FCF switch. Its VFC interfaces support E
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mode (E_Port) and F mode (F_Port).
NPV mode—A switch operating in this mode is called an NPV switch. Its VFC interfaces support F
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mode (F_Port) and NP mode (NP_Port).
Transit mode—A switch operating in this mode is called a Transit switch. Its Ethernet interfaces can
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operate in ENode mode or FCF mode.
An FC and FCoE-capable switch can operate in the following modes:
• FCF mode—When the switch is operating in this mode, it can perform one of the following
operations:
Connect to the E_Port on another FCF switch through its E_Port.
Connect to the N_Port on a node or the NP_Port on an NPV switch through its F_Port.
NPV mode—When the switch is operating in this mode, it can perform one of the following
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operations:
Connect to the N_Port on a node through its F_Port.
Connect to the F_Port on an FCF switch through its NP_Port.
Transit mode—When the switch is operating in this mode, you can do perform one of the following
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tasks:
Restrict its Ethernet interface to receiving traffic only from an ENode by configuring the interface
to operate in ENode mode.
Restrict its Ethernet interface to receiving traffic only from an FCF switch by configuring the
interface to operate in FCF mode.
Non-FCoE mode—When the switch is operating in this mode, it is a standard switch and does not
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provide any FC or FCoE capabilities.
The switch can only convert from non-FCoE mode to one FCoE mode, or vice versa. It cannot convert
directly among FCoE modes. To convert among FCoE modes, first convert the switch to non-FCoE mode.
After converting the switch to non-FCoE mode, FC and FCoE-related configurations in the original FCoE
mode are cleared.
Examples
# Configure the switch to operate in FCF mode.
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