Concept Guide

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About this Document
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
•Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
•Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
How this document is organized
This document is a procedural guide to help SAN administrators configure and manage the Dell
8/4Gbps FC SAN Module, hereafter identified as the FC SAN Module.
This preface contains the following components:
• Chapter 1, “NPIV Basic Concepts” describes NPIV function and an overview of key the FC SAN
Module key features.
• Chapter 2, “Configuring Ports on the FC SAN Module” describes how to configure ports in FC
SAN Module mode.
• Chapter 3, “Managing Policies and Features” describes how to enable policies on the FC SAN
Module. It also provides information on how to set up Failover and Failback.
• Chapter 4, “Fabric Configuration with the Dell FC SAN Module” describes how to connect
multiple devices using the FC SAN Module.
• Appendix A, “Troubleshooting” provides symptoms and troubleshooting tips to resolve issues.
• Appendix B, “Command Reference” provides a reference for CLI commands used for module
configuration and information.
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI