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Example test scenarios and output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469
Confirming SFP and link status with an HBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .470
Starting and stopping D_Port testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .470
Chapter 18 NPIV
NPIV overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .473
Upgrade considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Fixed addressing mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
10-bit addressing mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Configuring NPIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475
Enabling and disabling NPIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Viewing NPIV port configuration information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Viewing virtual PID login information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478
Chapter 19 Fabric-Assigned PWWN
Fabric-Assigned PWWN overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .479
User- and auto-assigned FA-PWWN behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480
Configuring an FA-PWWN for an HBA connected to an
Access Gateway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .481
Configuring an FA-PWWN for an HBA connected to an edge
switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482
Supported switches and configurations for FA-PWWN. . . . . . . . . .483
Configuration upload and download considerations for
FA-PWWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
Security considerations for FA-PWWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
Restrictions of FA-PWWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484
Access Gateway N_Port failover with FA-PWWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484
Chapter 20 Managing Administrative Domains
Administrative Domains overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485
Admin Domain features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .487
Requirements for Admin Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .487
Admin Domain access levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .487
User-defined Admin Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .488
System-defined Admin Domains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .488
Home Admin Domains and login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .490
Admin Domain member types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .491
Admin Domains and switch WWNs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .492
Admin Domain compatibility, availability, and merging . . . . . .494