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Stefan Schiechl
Systems Engineer
QLogic Corporation
Agenda
FLOGI
FLOGI
Set NPIV supported, WWNN, WWPN
WWNN, WWPN
ACC - Assign 24bit FC-ID ACC – Assign 24bit FC-ID, Set NPIV Supported
PLOGI PLOGI
Registers with SNS (FC-ID, WWNN, WWPN) Registers with SNS (FC-ID, WWNN, WWPN)
WWPN: 21 00 00 E0 8B 80 53 A1
Standard
HBAs
Storage LUNs
Management Application
(Support NPIV API, Manage WWPN namespace)
NPIV HBA
QLogic 4Gb HBAs
(NPIV supported)
FC Switch
(NPIV supported) NPIV Switch
Storage LUNs
N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) and Multi-ID
LUN 0
WWPN
Name Server Information
VM B
LUN 0
LUN 1
VM C3
LUN 2
LUN 3
0
LUN 3 WWPN
LUN 4
NPIV increases security and flexibility!
New 8Gb
GA: 10 Nov
13 3/4/2009
QLogic Expansion Card Portfolio for IBM BladeCenter
New 8Gb
GA: 22 Jan
14 3/4/2009
IBM BladeCenter
Connectivity Configuration Options –
FCSM-based
FCSM-based BladeCenter Connectivity
FC Port Types
IPM-based
(Intelligent-Pass-Thru Module)
IPM-based BladeCenter Connectivity
FC Port Types
IPM transparently represents
HBA N_Ports to the external
fabric.
Therefore Interoperability
F
issues are eliminated.
Comparison
IPM Advantages –
IPM vs OPM
IPM Advantages –
IPM vs OPM
FCSM-based IPM-based
BladeCenter Connectivity BladeCenter Connectivity
Brocade1 SilkWorm 200E, 3014, 3016, 3250, 3850, 3900, 4012, Fabric OS 5.1.0 or
4100, 4900, 7500, 24000, 48000 later
McDATA4 Sphereon 3016, 3032, 3216, 3232, 4300, 4500 E/OS 8.0 or later
Intrepid 6064, 6140, 10000
1 Brocade models 3014, 3250, 3850, 3900, and 24000 have NPIV support defaulted OFF and it must be
activated on a port by port basis.
All other models support NPIV by default
2 Cisco switches have NPIV support defaulted OFF. It is activated on a switch wide basis.
3 QLogic switches have NPIV support defaulted ON.
4 McDATA switches require an optional license to activate NPIV capabilities on the listed switches.
NPIV Support Ecosystem
Switches
Platforms
2.6.23
Mgmt
Apps VI Client
Solution
Dec’07 Nov’07 2008
Availability