About N Port Identifier Virtualization; Enabling N Port Identifier Virtualization - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual
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Configuring Global Attributes for Fibre Channel Interfaces
Command or Action
Step 4
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. The following figure shows an example application
using NPIV.
Figure 1: NPIV Example
Enabling N Port Identifier Virtualization
To enable or disable NPIV on the switch, perform this task:
Before You Begin
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
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configuration terminal
2. switch(config)# feature npiv
3. switch(config)# no npiv enable
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide
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Purpose
Configures the default setting for administrative trunk mode state of an
interface as Auto.
The default setting is trunk mode
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Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
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