Chapter 21
Configuring N Port Virtualization
Configuring NPV
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
Figure 21-16
Configuring NPV Associated Ports by manual method.
Select the Manual method to manually create port pairs (see
Figure
21-16.) Click on a satellite switch
and select the NP device port expanded under each of the NPV switches listed. Then select the required
the F port on the NPIV core switch and click Add for them to pair.
During manual selection from the list for NPV and NPIV, ports are defined as the licensed FC ports with
"Operational status" = Auto and "Status Cause" = none(2), offline(8), or sfp not present(29) and
'Operational Status" = TE or E.
Based on user selection, the wizard decides which ports are set to NP ports on the NPV device side and
which are F ports on the core switch side to make an NPV connection.
Note
Some times the Manual selection in step 4 does not show any port when the NPV switch tree is expanded
as the NPV Wizard filters out ports that are in fail or down status. Only healthy ports are made visible
in the NPV Switch tree. Check your port settings.
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