HP C-series Nexus 5000 Converged Network Switches for NX-OS 5.0(2)N2(1) (AA-RWQ2G-TE, March 2011)

4 HP C-series Nexus 5000 Converged Network Switches Release Notes
INITIAL INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
SETTING UP FCOE
The C-series Nexus 5000 Family of switches does not automatically allow FCoE connectivity for
the first-time, out-of-the box power up. For more comprehensive initial setup information,
please refer to the HP C-series Nexus 5000 Converged Network Switch Quick Start
Instructions found at http:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/switches/5000nexus/index.html.
CISCO NEXUS 5000 N-PORT VIRTUALIZATION (NPV)
MODE
N-Port Virtualization (NPV) Mode is a software feature that can be optionally enabled on the C-
series Nexus 5000 Converged Network Switch. Switches operating in NPV mode do not join a
fabric; rather, they pass traffic between NPV core switch links and end devices.
NPV technology addresses the increase in the number of domain IDs needed to deploy a large
number of ports by making the Nexus 5000 behave as a host to the core FC switch. NPV
aggregates multiple locally connected N-ports into one or more external NP link(s), which share
the domain ID of the NPV core switch. NPV also allows multiple devices to attach to the same
port on the NPV core switch, thereby reducing the need for more ports on the core switch. NPV
makes use of N-port ID virtualization (NPIV) to receive multiple FCIDs allocated from the core
switch on the NP port. Refer to the Cisco Nexus 5000 Family Configuration Guide for
instructions on how to configure NPV.
CAVEATS
The following caveat is in addition to those in Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 2000
Series Release Notes for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N1(1) and NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N2(1), p/n
OL-22747-02.
 The CN1000E CNA is not supported for connection to Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric
Extenders. The resolution to this issue will be included in the next CN1000E firmware/driver
release.