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

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Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics 4 23 23 id N4 Online E-Port (Trunk port, master is Port 21 ) See Table 1 on page 3 for a description of the port state. If the switch is in Native mode, you can enable NPIV 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 McDATA switch. 2. Enable the MS services by entering the following command: config OpenSysMs setState where osmsState 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 When connected to Brocade FOS-based switches, you can run the agshow command to display information registered with the fabric. Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics When connecting an FC SAN Module to a Cisco fabric, make sure that NPIV function is enabled on the Cisco switch ports connected to the Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module. NPIV is enabled by default on Cisco MDS switches with SAN OS 3.1 or higher. For additional information, refer to Dell technical brief: Connecting Dell PowerEdge M-Series Blades to a Cisco SAN Fabric. Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch 1. Log in as admin on the Cisco MDS switch. 2. Enter the show version command to determine that you are using the correct SAN-OS version and to see if NPIV is enabled on the switch. 3. Enter the following commands to enable NPIV: conf t enable npiv 4. Press Ctrl-Z to exit. Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 27 53-1001345-01

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Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator’s Guide
27
53-1001345-01
Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics
4
23
23
id
N4
Online
E-Port
(Trunk port, master is Port 21 )
See
Table 1
on page 3 for a description of the port state.
If the switch is in Native mode, you can enable NPIV 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 McDATA switch.
2.
Enable the MS services by entering the following command:
config OpenSysMs setState <osmsState>
where
osmsState
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
When connected to Brocade FOS-based switches, you can run the
agshow
command to display
information registered with the fabric.
Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics
When connecting an FC SAN Module to a Cisco fabric, make sure that NPIV function is enabled on
the Cisco switch ports connected to the Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module. NPIV is enabled by default
on Cisco MDS switches with SAN OS 3.1 or higher. For additional information, refer to Dell technical
brief:
Connecting Dell PowerEdge M-Series Blades to a Cisco SAN Fabric
.
Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch
1.
Log in as admin on the Cisco MDS switch.
2.
Enter the
show version
command to determine that you are using the correct SAN-OS version
and to see if NPIV is enabled on the switch.
3.
Enter the following commands to enable NPIV:
conf t
enable npiv
4.
Press
Ctrl-Z
to exit.