Dell PowerEdge M820 Dell M8428-k Hardware Reference Manual - Page 14

1 NPIV mode and full fabric mode • 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. - 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" on page 27. 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. Table 1 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 Feature Fabric OS components supported in NPIV mode Support Access Control Admin Domains Yes (limited roles)1 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) Native Interoperability Mode License No NA Yes** Log Tracking Yes Management Server NA Manufacturing Diagnostics Yes N_Port ID Virtualization Name Server Network Time Protocol (NTP) Yes NA No (no relevance from fabric perspective)2 Open E_Port Performance Monitor Port Mirroring NA Yes (Basic PM only, no APM support) No 2 Dell M8428-k Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001980-01