Fc Npv Overview; Fc Npv Mode - Cisco N9K-C93180YC-FX Configuration Manual

FC NPV Overview

FC NPV Overview
A switch is in NPV mode after enabling NPV. NPV mode applies to an entire switch. All end devices connected
to a switch that are in NPV mode must log in as an N port to use this feature (loop-attached devices are not
supported). All links from the edge switches (in NPV mode) to the NPV core switches are established as NP
ports (not E ports), which are used for typical inter-switch links. NPIV is used by the switches in NPV mode
to log in to multiple end devices that share a link to the NPV core switch.
The following figure shows an interface-level view of an FC NPV configuration.
Figure 1: FC NPV Interface Configuration
FC NPV Benefits
FC NPV provides the following:
• Increased number of hosts that connect to the fabric without adding domain IDs in the fabric
• Connection of FC and FCoE hosts and targets to SAN fabrics using FC interfaces
• Automatic traffic mapping
• Static traffic mapping

FC NPV Mode

In FC NPV mode, the edge switch relays all traffic to the core switch and shares the domain ID of the core
switch.
FC NPV is enabled by installing and enabling feature-set fcoe-npv. You cannot configure FC NPV mode
on a per-interface basis. FC NPV mode applies to the entire switch.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS FC NPV Configuration Guide
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DS-SFP-FC32G-SW operates at 16G speed.
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Configuring N Port Virtualization