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CONTENTS
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
About NPIV .....................................................................................................................................................................3
Test Configuration ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Storage Considerations................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Guest Files .....................................................................................................................................................................4
Virtual and Passthrough Disks......................................................................................................................................5
Deployment....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Installing and Configuring SCVMM................................................................................................................................ 5
Setting up Brocade Host Connectivity Manager .......................................................................................................... 5
Configuring the Host...................................................................................................................................................... 6
NPIV and Virtual Port Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Creating Virtual Ports..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Configuring Zoning......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Configuring Storage .......................................................................................................................................................8
Configuring the Host Disk.............................................................................................................................................. 8
For Virtual Disks .....................................................................................................................................................8
For Passthrough Disks ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Using NPIV.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Deploying Guests ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
Using Virtual Disks ...............................................................................................................................................10
Using Passthrough Disks .....................................................................................................................................10
Verifying that NPIV Is Working ..................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Using Top Talkers to Monitor Performance..........................................................................................................................................................................11
Setting Up NPIV with Brocade HCM and Microsoft Hyper-V 2 of 12