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NPIV mode and full fabric mode
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Features available on the switch module depend on whether the module is configured in NPIV or
full fabric mode.
Table 1
"No" indicates that the feature is not provided in NPIV mode. "NA" indicates this feature is not
applicable in NPIV mode of operation. A single asterisk (*) indicates the feature is transparent to
NPIV, that is NPIV forwards the request to the Enterprise fabric. Two asterisks (**) indicates that if
the Enterprise fabric is not of a specific configuration, the feature may not be available.
TABLE 1
Feature
Access Control
Admin Domains
Audit
Beaconing
Config Download/Upload
DHCP
Environmental Monitor
Error Event Management
Extended Fabrics
Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) Yes*
Fabric Watch
FICON (includes CUP)
Native Interoperability Mode
License
Log Tracking
Management Server
Manufacturing Diagnostics
N_Port ID Virtualization
Name Server
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
Open E_Port
Performance Monitor
Port Mirroring
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NPIV mode simplifies SAN deployment by using N_Port ID Virtualization. NPIV provides Fibre
Channel switch functions that improve switch module scalability, manageability, and
interoperability.
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For a list of switch module F_Ports mapped to N_Ports in the switch module as shipped
from the factory, refer to
NOTE
NPIV mode-enabled switches cannot be connected directly into an array; it requires a fabric to
support NPIV.
lists Fabric OS components that are supported on a switch when NPIV mode is enabled.
Fabric OS components supported in NPIV mode
"NPIV Mode default port mapping"
Support
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Yes (limited roles)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes (limited)
No
NA
Yes**
Yes
NA
Yes
Yes
NA
No (no relevance from fabric perspective)
NA
Yes (Basic PM only, no APM support)
No
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