Npiv Enable - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Command Reference Manual

npiv enable

S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
npiv enable
To enable N Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV) for all VSANs on a switch, use the npiv enable
command in configuration mode. To disable NPIV, use the no form of the command.
Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
Disabled.
Command Modes
Configuration mode.
Command History Release
3.0(1)
Usage Guidelines NPIV provides a means to assign multiple port IDs to a single N Port. This feature allows multiple
applications on the N Port to use different identifiers and allows access control, zoning, and port security
to be implemented at the application level.
You must globally enable NPIV for all VSANs on the MDS switch to allow the NPIV-enabled
applications to use multiple N Port Identifiers.
All of the N Port Identifiers are allocated in the same VSAN.
Note
Examples The following example enables NPIV for all VSANs on the switch.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# npiv enable
The following example disables NPIV for all VSANs on the switch.
switch(config)# no npiv enable
Related Commands Command
show interface
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
16-6
npiv enable
no npiv enable
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Displays interface configurations.
Chapter 16 N Commands
OL-18089-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x