HP Cisco MDS 9222i Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2 - Page 638

npiv enable Chapter 8 Fibre Channel Commands Send comments to [email protected] npiv enable To enable N Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV) for all VSANs on a switch, use the npiv enable command. To disable NPIV, use the no form of the command. npiv enable no npiv enable Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords. Command Default Disabled. Command Modes Configuration mode Command History Release 4.0(0)N1(1a) Modification This command was introduced. Usage Guidelines NPIV provides a means to assign multiple port 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. You must globally enable NPIV for all VSANs on the switch to allow the NPIV-enabled applications to use multiple N port identifiers. Examples The following example enables NPIV for all VSANs on the switch: switch(config)# npiv enable The following example disables NPIV for all VSANs on the switch: switch(config)# no npiv enable Related Commands Command show interface Description Displays interface configurations. 8-104 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference OL-16599-01