HP A7533A HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1 administrator guide (5697-0235, Dece - Page 286

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Issue the switchDisable command. IMPORTANT: The switchDisable command disables the switch and stops all traffic flowing to and from the switch. Issue this command during a scheduled maintenance. 3. Issue the configure command. 4. Press Enter, accepting the defaults, until you reach F-Port login parameters. 5. Enter yes or y and the prompt. 6. Select the maximum logins per switch and press Enter to keep the parameter. 7. Select the maximum logins per port and press Enter to keep the parameter. 8. Press Ctrl-C to exit the configure command. 9. Issue the switchEnable command to enable the switch. The following example shows the configuration of these parameters: switch:admin> switchdisable switch:admin> configure Configure... Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] Virtual Channel parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] F-Port login parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Maximum logins per switch: (1..4032) [4032] 2048 Maximum logins per port: (1..255) [255] 126 . . . switch:admin> switchenable Configuration scenarios The actual number of virtual N_Port_IDs accepted per port and per switch is determined by the limits you set, and also by the limit that is reached first. For example, if you have set switch.login.perPortMax to 25, and switch.login.perSwitchMax to 100, the first 4 ports will accept up to 25 virtual N_Port_IDs each. However, the fifth port will reject any more virtual N_Port_IDs because the switch.login.perSwitchMax parameter (100) has been reached. If you set switch.login.perPortMax to 50, and switch.login.perSwitchMax to 25, the first port requests 50 virtual N_Port_IDs; 25 are accepted, and 25 are rejected. The second port requests 50 virtual N_Port_IDs, but none are accepted, because the switch.login.perSwitchMax limit of 25 has been reached. Viewing NPIV port configuration information To view the NPIV capability of switch ports: 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Issue the portCfgShow command to view the switch ports information. As an alternative, you can issue the portShow command to view the WWN of an N_Port or you can issue the portShow command to view the N_Port attributes. 286 Administering NPIV