Enabling Npiv On M-Eos Switches; Connectivity To Cisco Fabrics; Enabling Npiv On A Cisco Switch - Dell PowerEdge M420 Administrator's Manual

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If the switch is in Native mode, you can enable NPIV mode; otherwise, set the switch to Native
mode, and then reboot the switch.

Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin on the M-EOS McDATA switch.
2. Enable the MS services by entering the following command:
3. Enable NPIV functionality on the Edge fabric ports so that multiple logins are allowed for each
NOTE
When connected to Brocade FOS-based switches, you can run the agshow command to display
information registered with the fabric.

Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics

When connecting an FC SAN Module to a Cisco fabric, make sure that NPIV function is enabled on
the Cisco switch ports connected to the Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module. NPIV is enabled by default
on Cisco MDS switches with SAN OS 3.1 or higher. For additional information, refer to Dell technical
brief: Connecting Dell PowerEdge M-Series Blades to a Cisco SAN Fabric.

Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch

1. Log in as admin on the Cisco MDS switch.
2. Enter the show version command to determine that you are using the correct SAN-OS version
3. Enter the following commands to enable NPIV:
4. Press Ctrl-Z to exit.
Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide
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Table 1 on page 3 for a description of the port state.
config OpenSysMs setState <osmsState>
where
osmsState Can be enable or 1 for the enabled state or disable or 0 for the disabled
state.
port. Enter the following command on the M-EOS switch to enable NPIV on the specified ports.
config NPIV
Your M-EOS switch is now ready to connect.
and to see if NPIV is enabled on the switch.
conf t
enable npiv
Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics
E-Port (Trunk port, master is Port 21 )
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