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Exhibit 1.5-2 The “Create Virtual Ports” window
The ConfigTool will attempt to auto-fill the Port Name
and
Node Name fields with fabric-unique values
derived from the port and node names of the physical
port. Up to 255 unique name combinations are
available. If all 255 names are in use, the ConfigTool
will fill the Port and Node Names with zeroes and valid
values will need to be entered manually. Note that the
auto-generated names can be manually overwritten at
the user's discretion.
• When the port and node names have been
specified, click Create to create the port. If
the virtual port is created successfully, it will
appear in the Virtual Ports list and the
Status window will read: “Created virtual
port <Port-Name>”, where <Port-Name> is
the same as that specified in the Create
Virtual Port window.
If the create operation fails, the ConfigTool will display
the NPIV Error window, illustrated in
Exhibit 1.5-3 .
Refer to the NPIV Troubleshooting section for a
complete list of the errors that can occur during port
creation and recommendations for correcting common
problems.
Exhibit 1.5-3 The “NPIV Error Message” window. The
displayed message varies depending on the error.
Once a virtual port has been created on an adapter it
will exist until it is either explicitly deleted or the
adapter is moved to another physical host (virtual port
data is not persistently stored on the card). Active
virtual ports will be automatically re-created by the
Celerity driver following a system restart or power-
cycle. Disabling NPIV on the adapter (see the Celerity
Operators Manual for details) will prevent virtual ports
from being re-activated on system startup; however, if
NPIV is later re-enabled, any previously-existing
virtual ports will return.
Deleting a Virtual Port
WARNING
Before attempting to delete a virtual port
ensure that all I/O to devices exposed to
the system through the targeted port has
been stopped. Failing to stop all I/O prior to
deleting a port may result in data
corruption, system instability or crashes.
To delete an existing virtual port, perform the following
steps:
• In the Device Listing window, select the
Celerity adapter channel from which to
delete a 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.
• Select the virtual port to delete from the
Virtual Ports list and click Delete Port; this
will bring up the Delete Confirmation window
illustrated in Exhibit 1.5-4
.
Note
The reported NPIV status for the selected
channel does not have to be
OK to delete a
port; however, if the status is
Disabled no
virtual ports will be shown in the
Virtual
Ports
list. Refer to the NPIV Troubleshooting
section for how to correct a
Disabled status .