Troubleshooting Guide
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...NP-port. NPV mode applies to an entire switch. It includes the following Cisco MDS 9000 switches: the Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch, the Cisco MDS 9134 Fabric Switch, the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem and the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter. Note NPV is in NPV mode must log ...in the Fabric or Blade switch. NPV makes use of N port identifier virtualization (NPIV) to get multiple FCIDs allocated from the edge switches (in the NPV mode do not join a fabric; All end devices connected to a switch that is available only for these edge switches. All ...
...NP-port. NPV mode applies to an entire switch. It includes the following Cisco MDS 9000 switches: the Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch, the Cisco MDS 9134 Fabric Switch, the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem and the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter. Note NPV is in NPV mode must log ...in the Fabric or Blade switch. NPV makes use of N port identifier virtualization (NPIV) to get multiple FCIDs allocated from the edge switches (in the NPV mode do not join a fabric; All end devices connected to a switch that is available only for these edge switches. All ...