Port Mapping; Table 2 Description Of Port Mapping In Preceding Figure - Dell PowerEdge M420 Administrator's Manual

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Port mapping

Port mapping
The FC SAN Module uses port-mapped pre-provisioned routes to direct traffic from the blade server
(HBAs) to the fabric. When you first turn on the module, by default, the internal ports (F_Ports) are
mapped to a set of predefined external ports (N_Ports). For the default port mapping, see
on page 5. See t
shows a mapping with eight internal ports (F_Ports) evenly mapped to four external ports (N_Ports).
External ports connect to the same fabric through different Edge switches.
FIGURE 2
Table 2
TABLE 2
NPIV Switch
F_Port
F_1, F_2
F_3, F_4
F_5, F_6
F_7, F_8
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"Remapping ports"
Blade Servers FC SAN Module
Blade_1
F_1
Blade_2
F_2
Blade_3
F_3
Blade_4
F_4
Blade_5
F_5
Blade_6
F_6
Blade_7
F_7
Blade_8
F_8
Example NPIV port mapping
provides a description of the port mapping in
Description of port mapping in preceding figure
N_Port
N_1
N_2
N_3
N_4
on page 5 if you want to change the default mapping.
Edge Switch
(Switch_A)
F_A1
N_1
NPIV
enabled
F_A2
N_2
NPIV
enabled
Edge Switch
(Switch_B)
F_B1
N_3
NPIV
enabled
F_B2
N_4
NPIV
enabled
Figure 2.
Fabric
Edge switch F_Port
Switch_A F_A1
Switch_A F_A2
Switch_B F_B1
Switch_B F_B2
Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide
Table 3
Figure 2
Fabric
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