Dpvm Configuration - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 21 Configuring N Port Virtualization
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
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Click Apply.
Step 2
Step 3 From the Interface drop-down menu, select FC All to configure the NPIV core switch port as an F Port.
Step 4 In the Mode Admin column, select the F port mode and click Apply.
Step 5 Launch Device Manager from the NPV device to enable NPV on the NPV device. From the Admin
drop-down menu, select Feature Control. Select enable for the NPV feature and click Apply.
Step 6 From the Interface drop-down menu, select FC All to configure the external interfaces on the NPV
device.
In the Mode Admin column, select the NP port mode and click Apply.
Step 7
Step 8 To configure the server interfaces on the NPV device, from the Interface drop-down menu, select FC All.
Step 9 In the Mode Admin column, select F port mode and click Apply.
Step 10 The default Admin status is down. After configuring port modes, you must select up Admin Status to
bring up the links.
Note On the 91x4 platform, before you upgrade to 3.2(2c) or downgrade from 3.2(2c), shut the F-ports
connected to NPIV capable hosts, and then disable the NPIV feature. After the upgrade or downgrade is
complete, enable the NPIV feature and up the F-ports.
On the 91x4 platform, before you downgrade from 3.2(2c) to prior versions, shut the F-port, enable and
Note
disable the FC domain persistency for that VSAN and then up the F-port.

DPVM Configuration

When NPV is enabled, the following requirements must be met before you configure DPVM on the NPV
core switch:
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Enabling NPIV and NPV
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
Configuring NPV
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