Users Guide

3–Fibre Channel Configuration
Configuring Virtual Ports (NPIV)
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Configuring Boot Devices with the BIOS
For information about boot device configuration with the Fast!UTIL BIOS utility,
refer to “Using Fast!UTIL for Custom Configuration” on page 36 for information.
Configuring Virtual Ports (NPIV)
Use QConvergeConsole to configure virtual ports for N_Port ID virtualization and
quality of service:
 Configuring NPIV with QConvergeConsole GUI
 Configuring NPIV with Interactive QConvergeConsole CLI
 Configuring NPIV with Noninteractive QConvergeConsole CLI
 Configuring NPIV Quality of Service
Configuring NPIV with QConvergeConsole GUI
For information about using virtualization (NPIV) in QConvergeConsole GUI, refer
to in the QConvergeConsole Help.
To access the QConvergeConsole Help system while the GUI utility is running,
point to the gear icon , point to Help, and then click Browse Contents. To
install QConvergeConsole GUI, see “Installing QConvergeConsole GUI” on
page 131.
Configuring NPIV with Interactive QConvergeConsole CLI
For information about using virtualization (NPIV) in the interactive mode of
QConvergeConsole CLI, refer to the User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole CLI (part
number SN0054667-00). To download the guide, go to www.marvell.com
.
Configuring NPIV with Noninteractive QConvergeConsole CLI
To create a virtual port with an automatic WWPN using the noninteractive mode of
QConvergeConsole CLI, issue the following command:
# qaucli -vp (<hba instance> | <hba wwpn>) create auto [<num_of_vport>]
Where:
hba instance = Adapter number (use the -g command to find)
hba wwpn = Worldwide port name of the adapter
num_of_vport = Number of virtual ports to be created (up to the maximum available
virtual ports allowed).
If num_of_vport is max, then the maximum number of virtual ports
will automatically be created if applicable.