Table Of Contents - Qlogic Fibre Channel NPIV Storage Networking Guide Manual

Table of Contents

Preface
Intended Audience ............................................................................
Documentation Conventions .............................................................
Part I
Deployment Best Practices for NPIV SAN Migration
1 Introduction
Abstract .............................................................................................
Overview ...........................................................................................
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V.....................................
System Center Virtual Machine Manager ..........................................
Importance and Use Cases for VM Migration ....................................
N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)..........................................................
Value of NPIV in IT Strategy and Best Practices ...............................
QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter NPIV Solution ...................................
NPIV VMM2008 R2 SAN Migration Steps .........................................
2 NPIV SAN Migration: Server Preparation
Hardware Requirements ...................................................................
Software Requirements .....................................................................
Sample Solution Configuration ..........................................................
Installing the Software .......................................................................
3 Fibre Channel SAN Preparation
Introduction .......................................................................................
Virtual Host Bus Adapter Port Creation and SAN Zoning...................
Host Presentation (Mapping) of Storage LUN....................................
4 VMM2008 R2 Setup, VM Creation, and NPIV SAN Migration
Host Addition to VMM2008 R2 ..........................................................
VM Creation ......................................................................................
VM Migration .....................................................................................
NPIV SAN Migration Confirmation .....................................................
Using Fibre Channel NPIV Technology - Key Conclusions .............
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