Users Guide

Parameters
brief Displays an overview of current server CNA-fabric connections over an S5000 NPIV
proxy gateway.
Command Modes
● EXEC
● EXEC Privilege
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
Use the show npiv devices command to display information on the server CNA, server-facing
Ethernet and fabric-facing FC ports, and the SAN fabric in each server-fabric connection over an S5000
NPIV proxy gateway.
The following table describes the show npiv devices brief output shown in the example below.
Field Description
ENode-Intf S5000 Ethernet interface (slot/port) to which a server CNA is connected.
ENode-WWPN Worldwide port name (WWPN) of a server CNA port.
FCoE-Vlan VLAN ID of the dedicated VLAN used to transmit FCoE traffic to and from the
fabric.
Fabric-Intf Fabric-facing Fibre Channel port (slot/port) on which FC traffic is transmitted to
the specified fabric.
Fabric-Map Name of the FCoE map containing the FCoE/FC configuration parameters for the
server CNA-fabric connection.
LoginMethod Method used by the server CNA to log in to the fabric; for example:
FLOGI - ENode logged in using a fabric login (FLOGI).
FDISC - ENode logged in using a fabric discovery (FDISC).
Status Operational status of the link between a server CNA port and a SAN fabric: Logged
In - Server has logged in to the fabric and is able to transmit FCoE traffic.
Example
Dell# show npiv devices brief
Total NPIV Devices = 2
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ENode-Intf ENode-WWPN FCoE-Vlan Fabric-Intf Fabric-Map LoginMethod Status
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Te 0/12 2=0:01:00:10:18:f1:94:20 1003 Fc 0/5 fid_1003 FLOGI LOGGED_IN
Te 0/13 10:00:00:00:c9:d9:9c:cb 1003 Fc 0/0 fid_1003 FDISC LOGGED_IN
Usage
Information
The following table describes the show npiv devices output shown in the example below.
Field Description
ENode [ number ] A server CNA that has successfully logged in to a fabric over an S5000 Ethernet
port in ENode mode.
Enode MAC MAC address of a server CNA port.
Enode Intf Port number of a server-facing Ethernet port operating in ENode mode.
FCF MAC Fibre Channel forwarder MAC: MAC address of S5000 FCF interface.
Fabric Intf Fabric-facing Fibre Channel port (slot/port) on which FCoE traffic is transmitted to
the specified fabric.
FCoE VLAN ID of the dedicated VLAN used to transmit FCoE traffic from a server CNA to a
fabric and configured on both the server-facing S5000 port and server CNA port.
Fabric Map Name of the FCoE map containing the FCoE/FC configuration parameters for the
server CNA-fabric connection.
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