About N Port Identifier Virtualization; Enabling N Port Identifier Virtualization - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Configuring Global Attributes for Fibre Channel Interfaces
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Command
Step 2
switch(config)# no system default
switchport shutdown san
switch(config)# system default
switchport shutdown san
switch(config)# system default
switchport trunk mode auto

About N Port Identifier Virtualization

N port identifier virtualization (NPIV) provides a means to assign multiple FC IDs to a single N port.
This feature allows multiple applications on the N port to use different identifiers and allows access
control, zoning, and port security to be implemented at the application level.
example application using NPIV.
Figure 32-2
Application
server

Enabling N Port Identifier Virtualization

You must globally enable NPIV for all VSANs on the switch to allow the NPIV-enabled applications to
use multiple N port identifiers.
All of the N port identifiers are allocated in the same VSAN.
Note
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NPIV Example
LUN 1
E-mail
N_Port_ID 1
LUN 2
Web
N_Port_ID 2
LUN 3
Print
N_Port_ID 3
N port
Node
controller
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Purpose
Configures the default setting for administrative state of
an interface as Up. (The factory default setting is Down).
Tip This command is applicable only to interfaces for
which no user configuration exists for the
administrative state.
Configures the default setting for administrative state of
an interface as Down. This is the factory default setting.
Tip This command is applicable only to interfaces for
which no user configuration exists for the
administrative state.
Configures the default setting for administrative trunk
mode state of an interface as Auto.
The default setting is trunk mode on.
Note
MDS switch
F port
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
Figure 32-2 shows an
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