Users Guide

3–QCS CLI Commands
Create Multiple NPIV Ports
Doc No. TD-000971 Rev. 1
January 29, 2021 Page 81 Copyright © 2021 Marvell
Create Multiple NPIV Ports
Creates multiple NPIV ports at the same time. This command is available in the
context of an FCoE Host Bus Adapter.
Syntax createmultinpivport
{{-s <x:xx>}
{-e <x:xx>}
{-n <num>}}
Keywords -s
Specifies the starting name range, where only three digits (1–3) are allowed to
change; for example: 2x:xx:00:10:18:aa::bb::cc. The other digits are
from the current WWPN or WWNN.
-e
Specifies the ending name range, where only three digits(1–3) are allowed to
change; for example: 2x:xx:00:10:18:aa::bb::cc. The other digits are
from the current WWPN or WWNN.
-n
Specifies the quantity of NPIV ports to be created.
Examples The following example shows the createmultinpivport command:
qcscli -t FCoE -f MAC -i 000e1e5027b3 "createmultinpivport -s 1:11
-e 9:99 -n 9"
:Creating NPIV ports
-------------------
21:11:00:0e:1e:50:27:b3 : Succeed
21:12:00:0e:1e:50:27:b3 : Succeed
21:13:00:0e:1e:50:27:b3 : Succeed
21:14:00:0e:1e:50:27:b3 : Succeed
21:15:00:0e:1e:50:27:b3 : Succeed
21:16:00:0e:1e:50:27:b3 : Succeed
21:17:00:0e:1e:50:27:b3 : Succeed
21:18:00:0e:1e:50:27:b3 : Succeed
21:19:00:0e:1e:50:27:b3 : Succeed
Result: 9 NPIV port(s) created.