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Dell 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Fibre Channel manual available for free PDF download: Administrator's Manual
Dell 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Manual (86 pages)
8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
About this Document
9
Document Conventions
9
Text Formatting
9
Command Syntax Conventions
10
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
10
How this Document Is Organized
9
Key Terms
11
Notice to the Reader
11
Additional Information
12
Industry Resources
12
Getting Technical Help
12
Chapter 1 NPIV Basic Concepts
15
In this Chapter
15
NPIV Overview
15
FC SAN Module Port Types
16
FC SAN Module Limitations
16
Chapter 2 Configuring Ports on the FC SAN Module
17
In this Chapter
17
Port State Description
17
Table 1 Port State Description
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Port Mapping
18
Table 2 Description of Port Mapping in Preceding Figure
18
Default Port Mapping
19
Remapping Ports
19
Table 3 FC SAN Module Default F_Port-To-N_Port Mapping
19
Chapter 3 Managing Policies and Features
21
In this Chapter
21
Policies Overview
21
Displaying Current Policies
21
FC SAN Module Policy Enforcement Matrix
22
Advanced Device Security Policy
22
How the ADS Policy Works
22
Enabling and Disabling the Advanced Device Security Policy
22
Table 4 Policy Enforcement Matrix
22
Setting the List of Devices Allowed to Log in
23
Setting the List of Devices Not Allowed to Log in
23
Removing Devices from the List of Allowed Devices
23
Adding New Devices to the List of Allowed Devices
24
Displaying the List of Allowed Devices on the FC SAN Module
24
ADS Policy Considerations
25
Automatic Port Configuration Policy
25
How the APC Policy Works
25
Enabling and Disabling the APC Policy
25
Automatic Port Configuration Policy Considerations
26
Port Grouping Policy
26
How Port Groups Work
26
Adding an External Port (N_Port) to a Port Group
27
Deleting an External Port (N_Port) from a Port Group
28
Removing a Port Group
28
Renaming a Port Group
28
Disabling the Port Grouping Policy
29
Port Grouping Policy Modes
29
Creating a Port Group and Enabling Login Balancing Mode
29
Rebalancing Internal Ports (F_Ports)
30
Enabling Managed Fabric Name Monitoring Mode
31
Disabling Managed Fabric Name Monitoring Mode
31
Displaying the Current Fabric Name Monitoring Timeout Value
31
Setting the Current Fabric Name Monitoring Timeout Value
31
Port Grouping Policy Considerations
32
Failover
32
Failover Configurations
33
Enabling and Disabling Failover on an External Port (N_Port)
34
Enabling and Disabling Failover for a Port Group
35
Adding a Preferred Secondary External Port (N_Port)
35
Failback
36
Failback Configurations in the FC SAN Module
36
Enabling and Disabling Failback on an External Port (N_Port)
37
Enabling and Disabling Failback for a Port Group
38
Chapter 4 Fabric Configuration with the Dell FC SAN Module
39
In this Chapter
39
Connectivity of Multiple Devices Overview
39
Fabric and Edge Switch Configuration
39
Verifying the Switch Mode
40
Enabling NPIV on M-EOS Switches
41
Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics
41
Enabling NPIV on a Cisco Switch
41
Table 5 Troubleshooting
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Appendix A Troubleshooting
45
Appendix B Command Reference
45
Understanding Role-Based Access Control
45
Table 7 Virtual Fabric Contexts
46
Table 8 Switch Types
46
Understanding Virtual Fabric Restrictions
46
Table 9 AD Types
47
Understanding Admin Domain Restrictions
47
Using the Command Line Interface
47
Commands
48
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