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Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches, Connectivity to Cisco fabrics

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4 Connectivity to Cisco fabrics See Table 5 on page 14 for a description of the port state. If the switch is in Native mode, you can enable AG mode; otherwise, set the switch to Native mode, and then reboot the switch. Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin on the M-EOS switch. 2. Enable Open Systems Management Server (OSMS) services by entering the following commands. For the Mi10K switch, enter the following command. fc osmsState vfid state In the command, vfid is the virtual fabric identification number. The state variable can be enable for the enabled state or disable for the disabled state. The osmsState variable can be enable or 1 for the enabled state or disable or 0 for the disabled state. 3. Enable NPIV functionality on the Edge fabric ports so that multiple logins are allowed for each port. Enter the following command on the M-EOS switch to enable NPIV on the specified ports. config NPIV Your M-EOS switch is now ready to connect. NOTE You can run the agshow command to display Access Gateway information registered with the fabric. When an Access Gateway is exclusively connected to non-Fabric-OS-based switches, it will not show up in the agshow output on other Brocade switches in the fabric. Connectivity to Cisco fabrics When connecting a switch in Access Gateway mode to a Cisco fabric, you need to make sure that NPIV is enabled on the connecting switch and that Fabric OS v3.1 or later is used. Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch 1. Log in as admin on the Cisco MDS switch. 2. Enter the show version command to determine if you are using the correct SAN operating system version and if NPIV is enabled on the switch. 3. Enter the following commands to enable NPIV: configure terminal npiv enable 4. Press Ctrl-Z to exit. 78 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01

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Connectivity to Cisco fabrics
4
See
Table 5
on page 14 for a description of the port state.
If the switch is in Native mode, you can enable AG mode; otherwise, set the switch to Native mode,
and then reboot the switch.
Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches
1.
Connect to the switch and log in as admin on the M-EOS switch.
2.
Enable Open Systems Management Server (OSMS) services by entering the following
commands.
For the Mi10K switch, enter the following command.
fc osmsState
vfid
state
In the command,
vfid
is the virtual fabric identification number. The
state
variable can be
enable
for the enabled state or
disable
for the disabled state.
The
osmsState
variable can be
enable
or
1
for the enabled state or
disable
or
0
for the
disabled state.
3.
Enable NPIV functionality on the Edge fabric ports so that multiple logins are allowed for each
port. Enter the following command on the M-EOS switch to enable NPIV on the specified ports.
config NPIV
Your M-EOS switch is now ready to connect.
NOTE
You can run the
agshow
command to display Access Gateway information registered with the fabric.
When an Access Gateway is exclusively connected to non-Fabric-OS-based switches, it will not show
up in the
agshow
output on other Brocade switches in the fabric.
Connectivity to Cisco fabrics
When connecting a switch in Access Gateway mode to a Cisco fabric, you need to make sure that
NPIV is enabled on the connecting switch and that Fabric OS v3.1 or later is used.
Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch
1.
Log in as admin on the Cisco MDS switch.
2.
Enter the
show version
command to determine if you are using the correct SAN operating
system version and if NPIV is enabled on the switch.
3.
Enter the following commands to enable NPIV:
configure terminal
npiv enable
4.
Press
Ctrl-Z
to exit.