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NPIV mode and full fabric mode
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NPIV mode simplifies SAN deployment by using N_Port ID Virtualization. NPIV provides Fibre
Channel switch functions that improve switch module scalability, manageability, and
interoperability.
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For a list of switch module F_Ports mapped to N_Ports in the switch module as shipped
from the factory, refer to
“NPIV Mode default port mapping”
NOTE
NPIV mode-enabled switches cannot be connected directly into an array; it requires a fabric to
support NPIV.
Features available on the switch module depend on whether the module is configured in NPIV or
full fabric mode.
lists Fabric OS components that are supported on a switch when NPIV mode is enabled.
“No” indicates that the feature is not provided in NPIV mode. “NA” indicates this feature is not
applicable in NPIV mode of operation. A single asterisk (*) indicates the feature is transparent to
NPIV, that is NPIV forwards the request to the Enterprise fabric. Two asterisks (**) indicates that if
the Enterprise fabric is not of a specific configuration, the feature may not be available.
TABLE 1
Fabric OS components supported in NPIV mode
Feature Support
Access Control
Yes (limited roles)
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Admin Domains
No
Audit
Yes
Beaconing
Yes
Config Download/Upload
Yes
DHCP
Yes
Environmental Monitor
Yes
Error Event Management
Yes
Extended Fabrics
No
Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) Yes*
Fabric Watch
Yes (limited)
FICON (includes CUP)
No
Native Interoperability Mode
NA
License
Yes**
Log Tracking
Yes
Management Server
NA
Manufacturing Diagnostics
Yes
N_Port ID Virtualization
Yes
Name Server
NA
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
No (no relevance from fabric perspective)
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Open E_Port
NA
Performance Monitor
Yes (Basic PM only, no APM support)
Port Mirroring
No