What is NP port?

An NP port (proxy N port) is a port on a device that is in NPV mode and connected to the NPV core switch using an F port.

What is the use of NPIV?

NPIV is an industry standard technology that provides the capability to share one physical FC adapter as multiple virtual ports. One physical port on an FC adapter can use several word wide port names (WWPNs) and word wide node names (WWNNs) to register with the SAN fabric.

What is NP port in Cisco?

In Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches, server interfaces can be physical or virtual Fibre Channel interfaces. All interfaces from the edge switch to the core switch are configured as proxy N ports (NP ports). An NP uplink is a connection from an NP port on the edge switch to an F port on the core switch.

What are the benefits of N port Virtualizer?

Additional benefits of NPV include the capability to manage the fibre channel switch as a discrete entity for tasks such as software management and debugging the fibre channel network.

What is te port?

TE Port. In trunking E port (TE port) mode, an interface functions as a trunking expansion port. It may be connected to another TE port to create an extended ISL (EISL) between two switches. TE ports are specific to Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches.

What is NPV in port?

NPV introduces a new type of Fibre Channel port, the NP_Port. The NP_Port connects to an F_Port and acts as a proxy for other N_Ports on the NPV-enabled switch. Essentially, the NP_Port “looks” like an NPIV-enabled host to the F_Port on the other end.

What is NPIV switch?

NPIV stands for N-Port ID Virtualization. NPIV allows multiple initiators to logged in to the same physical target port. This feature is most useful in the SAN network where ESX Host, Blade Server, and UCS deployment.

What is vmware NPIV?

NPIV stands for N-Port ID Virtualization. It is an ANSI T11 standard that describes how a single Fibre Channel Physical HBA port can register with a fabric using several worldwide port names (WWPNs), what might be considered Virtual WWNs.

What is NPIV IBM?

What is NPIV? NPIV is an industry standard technology that provides the capability to assign a physical Fibre Channel adapter to multiple unique world wide port names (WWPN).

How do I turn off NPIV?

Disabling NPIV

1. Enter the lsiogrp command to view a detailed list of the I/O groups that are visible to the system..
2. Enable transitional mode by entering the following command for the I/O group you wish to modify: chiogrp -fctargetportmode transitional io_group_id_or_name.

Why do we need vPC nexus?

vPC (Virtual Port-Channel), also known as multichassis EtherChannel (MEC) is a feature on the Cisco Nexus switches that provides the ability to configure a Port-Channel across multiple switches (i.e. vPC peers). vPC is similar to Virtual Switch System (VSS) on the Catalyst 6500s.

What is N port and F-port?

N-port network port or node port. Node port used to connect a node to a Fibre Channel switch. F-port fabric port. Switch port used to connect the Fibre Channel fabric to a node.

What is te in a switch port?

In TE port mode, all frames are transmitted in EISL frame format, which contains VSAN information. Interconnected switches use the VSAN ID to multiplex traffic from one or more VSANs across the same physical link.

How is NPV calculated?

It is calculated by taking the difference between the present value of cash inflows and present value of cash outflows over a period of time. As the name suggests, net present value is nothing but net off of the present value of cash inflows and outflows by discounting the flows at a specified rate.

What does NPIV stand for?

N_Port ID virtualization
N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV) is a Fibre Channel (FC) standard that makes it possible to create multiple virtual ports on a single physical node port (N_Port), with each virtual port appearing as a unique entity to the FC network.

What is Fibre Channel NPIV?

N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV) is a Fibre Channel (FC) standard that makes it possible to create multiple virtual ports on a single physical node port (N_Port), with each virtual port appearing as a unique entity to the FC network.

How do I add vmware HBA to virtual machine?

Select the ESXi host the VM is running on, on the Configuration tab under hardware select Advanced Settings, click Configure Passthrough to configure the HBA for DirectPath I/O. You can then add that HBA to your VM as a PCI device. When the tape drive is zoned up to that HBA your VM should be able to see it.