Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001194-01, April 2009)

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Enabling and disabling NPIV ports
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6. Click Yes in the confirmation window.
Enabling and disabling NPIV ports
The NPIV license must be installed on a switch before NPIV functionality can be enabled on any
port.
NOTE
NPIV enable/disable is not supported on EX_Ports. NPIV is supported on all ports on the Brocade
FS-8-18 Encryption blade and Encryption Switch with a maximum of 255 virtual devices per port for
Fabric OS v5.1.0 and higher. For Fabric OS v5.0 and lower, the FS-8-18 Encryption blade and
Encryption Switch support a maximum of 127 devices per port.
For detailed information about understanding and configuring NPIV ports, see the Fabric OS
Administrator’s Guide. With Web Tools, you can only enable or disable the NPIV functionality on a
port.
1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window.
2. Click the FC Ports tab.
3. From the tree on the left, select the logical port you want to enable or disable.
4. Click Enable NPIV or Disable NPIV.
Port activation
Brocade switches come with a preset number of ports enabled. Additional ports can be enabled
using the Ports on Demand (POD) licenses and the Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) feature (for
supported switches only).
Ports on Demand is ready to be unlocked in the switch firmware. The license might be part of the
licensed Paper Pack supplied with switch software, or you can purchase the license separately
from your switch vendor, who will provide you with a key to unlock it. You can install up to two Ports
on Demand licenses on each switch.
Table 9 shows the ports that are enabled by default and the ports that can be enabled after you
install the first and second Ports on Demand licenses for each switch type, and the ports that can
be enabled with the Dynamic PODs feature.
TABLE 9 Ports Enabled with POD Licenses and DPOD Feature
Switch Name Enabled by
Default
Enabled with Ports on Demand
License(s)
Enabled with the Dynamic Ports on
Demand Feature
Brocade
Encryption
0-15 Not supported Not supported
Brocade 300 0--24
Brocade 200E 0–7 8–11
12–15
Not supported
Brocade 5000
Brocade 4100
0–15 16–23
24–31
Not supported
Brocade 4016 0-7, 10-13 8, 9, 14, 15 Any available ports