Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0 (OL-16598-01, June 2008)

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Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide
OL-16598-01
Chapter 12 Configuring N-Port Virtualization
Configuring NPV
Configuring NPV with Device Manager
To use Device Manager to configure NPV, perform this task:
Step 1 Launch Device Manager from the Nexus 5000 Series switch to enable NPV.
Step 2 From the Admin drop-down menu, choose Feature Control. In the Action field, choose enable for the
NPV feature and click Apply.
Step 3 From the Interface drop-down list, choose FC All to configure the external interfaces on the NPV device.
Step 4 In the Mode Admin column, choose the NP port mode for each external interface and click Apply.
Step 5 To configure the server interfaces on the Nexus 5000 Series switch, from the Interface drop-down list,
choose FC All.
Step 6 In the Mode Admin column, choose F port mode for each server interface and click Apply.
Step 7 The default Admin status is down. After configuring port modes, you must choose up Admin Status to
bring up the links.