Unlocking N_Ports - Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

The enabled N_Port will automatically come online if it is connected to an Enterprise fabric switch
that supports NPIV. NPIV capability should be enabled on the ports connected to the Access
Gateway. Use the portcfgnpivport command to enable NPIV capability on the specific port. By
default, NPIV is enabled on 8 Gbps switches.
Figure 10
is enabled. The configured F_Port is mapped to an N_Port.
FIGURE 10

Unlocking N_Ports

Unlocking the N_Port configuration automatically changes the port to an F_Port. When you unlock
an N_Port, the F_Ports are automatically unmapped and disabled.
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the portcfgnport command.
Access Gateway Administrator's Guide
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NOTE
A switch in Access Gateway mode must have at least one port configured as an N_Port.
Therefore, the maximum number of F_Ports that can be mapped to an N_Port is the number of
ports on the switch minus one.
shows a host connected to an embedded switch's external F_Port when Access Gateway
Example of adding an external F_Port (F9) on an embedded switch
NOTE
The portcfgnport command only works when the Port Grouping policy is enabled.
switch:admin> portcfgnport
Ports
--------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
N_Ports
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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