https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/490#M33973 The "dog slow" issue has been addressed in the 1.20 and greater firmware (latest firmware is 1.21). Thanks, Dave Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:51:00 GMT David Billot 2007-12-11T00:51:00Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/485#M33968 We have the HP SAN Switch 2/16 sku - AA978A Does this switch have NPIV support? Is there a way to validate NPIV compatibility on this switch? Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:42:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/485#M33968 stephen CA13841 2007-11-14T02:42:00Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/486#M33969 Supported switches can be found in the VC Release Notes - here is a link to the latest 1.21 Release notes - http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01232325/c01232325.pdf Yes, the HP SAN Switch 2/16 will support NPIV and VC so long as you upgrade the FOS to a supported revision (see the release note for supported FOS versions.) Also, be sure to consult the BladeSystem Compatibility Matrix under the Virtual Connect section to ensure that all of your other components are a supported version (i.e., OA, iLO, VC, NICs, HBAs.) The matrix is located at www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates Thanks, Dave Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:51:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/486#M33969 David Billot 2007-11-14T03:51:00Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/487#M33970 Thank you very much for the pointers, it was extremely helpful. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:57:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/487#M33970 stephen CA13841 2007-11-15T02:57:00Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/488#M33971 Howdy, Another good and easy way to see if NPIV is working on this switch(port) is just hookup a FC cable to the FC-SAN module and then if the LINK led on the FC port (rightbottom) is blinking at 1 Hz then NPIV is not enabled on that switch(port). Just a good practical guidance! Cheers, jeroen Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:35:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/488#M33971 Jeroen_Kleen 2007-12-05T14:35:00Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/489#M33972 We also found a fun little issue with non NPIV switches.. if you're connected to one, the VCM GUI will be dog slow until you disconnect the fibre! Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:49:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/489#M33972 fishmn 2007-12-10T23:49:00Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/490#M33973 The "dog slow" issue has been addressed in the 1.20 and greater firmware (latest firmware is 1.21). Thanks, Dave Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:51:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/npiv-validation/m-p/490#M33973 David Billot 2007-12-11T00:51:00Z