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Status
The NPIV status of the selected channel. This will be
one of:
• OK: Virtual ports can be created on this
channel.
• Disabled: NPIV is currently disabled on this
channel. Refer to the Celerity Installation
and Operation Manual for details on
enabling NPIV.
• Link Down: The physical link is down.
• Unsupported Topology: The FC topology of
the physical link does not support the
creation of virtual ports.
• Unsupported Switch: The switch port
connected to this channel does not support
NPIV.
• Unknown: An unknown NPIV status (error
code provided).
Virtual Port Count
The current number of active virtual ports on the
selected channel.
Virtual Ports
A list of the active virtual ports on the selected channel.
The following attributes are displayed for each virtual
port:
• Status LED: Green indicates the port is up;
red indicates the port is down.
• Port Name: The World-Wide-Port-Name
assigned to the virtual port (supplied when
the port is created).
• Node Name: The World-Wide-Node-Name
assigned to the virtual port (supplied when
the port is created).
• Fabric: The World-Wide-Name of the fabric
that the virtual port is logged in to.
• Port ID: The N_Port ID assigned to the
virtual port by the switch.
Create Port
Allows the user to create a new virtual port on the
selected channel.
Delete Port
Allows the user to delete an existing virtual port from
the selected channel.
Refresh
Forces a refresh of the information displayed on the
NPIV panel.
Creating a Virtual Port
To create a new virtual port, perform the following
steps:
• In the Device Listing window, select the
Celerity adapter channel on which to create
a new virtual port.
• Click on the NPIV tab in the Configuration
Window to display the NPIV panel.
Note
Refer to the NPIV Troubleshooting section if
the NPIV tab is not available or the panel
does not contain any controls.
• In the NPIV panel, verify that the reported
Status is OK, which indicates that virtual
ports can be created on the selected
channel. If the status is not OK a virtual port
cannot be created.
Note
Refer to the NPIV Troubleshooting section
for suggestions on correcting a non-OK
status.
• Click Create Port, this will display the
Create Virtual Port window, illustrated in
Exhibit 1.5-2
.