HP Cisco Nexus 5000 HP C-series Nexus 5000 Converged Network Switches for NX-O - Page 3

SERIAL PORT You must use the serial interface to configure the switch management IP address. Refer to the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Family Configuration Guide for instructions on how to connect the serial port to a host machine. INITIAL INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTING UP FCOE The C-series Nexus 5000 Family of switches does not automatically allow FCoE connectivity for the first-time, out-of-the box power up. For more comprehensive initial setup information, please refer to the HP C-series Nexus 5000 Converged Network Switch Quick Start Instructions found at http: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/switches/5000nexus/index.html. CISCO NEXUS 5000 N-PORT VIRTUALIZATION (NPV) MODE N-Port Virtualization (NPV) Mode is a software feature that can be optionally enabled on the Cseries Nexus 5000 Converged Network Switch. Switches operating in NPV mode do not join a fabric; rather, they pass traffic between NPV core switch links and end devices. NPV technology addresses the increase in the number of domain IDs needed to deploy a large number of ports by making the Nexus 5000 behave as a host to the core FC switch. NPV aggregates multiple locally connected N-ports into one or more external NP link(s), which share the domain ID of the NPV core switch. NPV also allows multiple devices to attach to the same port on the NPV core switch, thereby reducing the need for more ports on the core switch. NPV makes use of N-port ID virtualization (NPIV) to receive multiple FCIDs allocated from the core switch on the NP port. Refer to the Cisco Nexus 5000 Family Configuration Guide for instructions on how to configure NPV. 3 HP C-series Nexus 5000 Converged Network Switches Release Notes