What nean 2 NPIV public ?

[abouasma]

Hi,

Can someone explain me what wa reported by switchshow connand mean "2 NPIV Public"?
I have connected HP VC-FC Module to that port
switchshow
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14 14 id N4 Online F-Port 2 NPIV public
15 15 id N4 Online F-Port 2 NPIV public

[IBaltay]

Hi,
this Brocade document could help you:
http://www.brocade.com/events/Conference2007/docs/SAN_Interoperability_Overview.pdf

[IBaltay]

It can be zoned via the port zoning but in that case you cannot switch the vc-fc dynamic loadbalancing.
Also all blade hosts are in the same zone if you use port zoning.
So it is far better to use wwn-zoning to have all the good of the virtual connect
a) separate zoning
b) dynamic loadbalancing of all the vc-fc paths

[shIVinator.]

Node Port ID Visualization (NPIV) is is a Fibre Channel facility allowing multiple N_Port IDs to share a single physical N_Port. This allows multiple Fibre Channel initiators to occupy a single physical port.

What that output is telling you is that you have 2 "virtual" WWNs going over that one port. To see the WWNs do a "portshow 14".

You have to use WWN zoning in order to zone the individual servers to the target.