Dell PowerEdge M420 Administrator's Manual

Also see for PowerEdge M420: Manual Command reference guide Owner's manual Administrator's guide Information update

Contents

Dell PowerEdge M420 Administrator's Manual Manual pdf 41 page image

Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator’s Guide 2753-1001345-01Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics 423 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 Nativemode, and then reboot the switch.Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches1. 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 whereosmsState Can be enable or 1 for the enabled state or disable or 0 for the disabledstate.3. Enable NPIV functionality on the Edge fabric ports so that multiple logins are allowed for eachport. Enter the following command on the M-EOS switch to enable NPIV on the specified ports.config NPIVYour M-EOS switch is now ready to connect.NOTEWhen connected to Brocade FOS-based switches, you can run the agshow command to displayinformation registered with the fabric.Connectivity to Cisco FabricsWhen connecting an FC SAN Module to a Cisco fabric, make sure that NPIV function is enabled onthe Cisco switch ports connected to the Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module. NPIV is enabled by defaulton Cisco MDS switches with SAN OS 3.1 or higher. For additional information, refer to Dell technicalbrief: Connecting Dell PowerEdge M-Series Blades to a Cisco SAN Fabric.Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch1. 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 versionand to see if NPIV is enabled on the switch.3. Enter the following commands to enable NPIV:conf tenable npiv4. Press Ctrl-Z to exit.