Comments on: Understanding NPIV and NPV http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/11/27/understanding-npiv-and-npv/ The weblog of an IT pro specializing in virtualization, storage, and servers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ram http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/11/27/understanding-npiv-and-npv/comment-page-1/#comment-52563 Ram Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:24:55 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1746#comment-52563 Reading through this article was more like listening to a colleague talking. Thank you Scott. Thanks to the other comments as well. I understand the concepts because of your simple style of explaining. Reading through this article was more like listening to a colleague talking. Thank you Scott. Thanks to the other comments as well. I understand the concepts because of your simple style of explaining.

]]> By: Chris http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/11/27/understanding-npiv-and-npv/comment-page-1/#comment-52431 Chris Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:29:21 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1746#comment-52431 Scott, Great explanation. If your books are as well written as this, I'm looking forward to reading one. Scott,
Great explanation. If your books are as well written as this, I’m looking forward to reading one.

]]> By: TopTech http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/11/27/understanding-npiv-and-npv/comment-page-1/#comment-52427 TopTech Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:58:00 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1746#comment-52427 Thanks Scott for your persistent goodness to mankind :) Totally off topic question. I have 4x8GB host ports on my DS 5100 storage unit. Can I bundle them to my MDS 9148 and get an aggregate of 32GB? Because I can't make up my mind to eliminate MDS and go directly in Nexus 5548UP. This would be one of the deciding factors. Thanks Thanks Scott for your persistent goodness to mankind :)

Totally off topic question.

I have 4x8GB host ports on my DS 5100 storage unit. Can I bundle them to my MDS 9148 and get an aggregate of 32GB?

Because I can’t make up my mind to eliminate MDS and go directly in Nexus 5548UP. This would be one of the deciding factors.

Thanks

]]> By: Scott http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/11/27/understanding-npiv-and-npv/comment-page-1/#comment-52422 Scott Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:30:14 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1746#comment-52422 I echo the previous comments. This is a well written, easy to understand article explaining NPV and NPIV, and helped me grasp how IBM POWER VIOS works with NPIV. Thank you. I echo the previous comments. This is a well written, easy to understand article explaining NPV and NPIV, and helped me grasp how IBM POWER VIOS works with NPIV. Thank you.

]]> By: Ashwin http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/11/27/understanding-npiv-and-npv/comment-page-1/#comment-52401 Ashwin Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:40:19 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1746#comment-52401 This has been very useful.. Thank you. This has been very useful.. Thank you.

]]> By: Hernán J. Larrea http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/11/27/understanding-npiv-and-npv/comment-page-1/#comment-52334 Hernán J. Larrea Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:49:08 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1746#comment-52334 Hey great article, I'm about to configure some access gateweays and was wondering how all this works. Thanks!! Hernán Hey great article, I’m about to configure some access gateweays and was wondering how all this works.

Thanks!!
Hernán

]]> By: Mohammad http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/11/27/understanding-npiv-and-npv/comment-page-1/#comment-52302 Mohammad Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:11:09 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1746#comment-52302 Very plain English to understand the concempt of NPIV and NPV.Thanks Scott. Mohammad Very plain English to understand the concempt of NPIV and NPV.Thanks Scott.
Mohammad

]]> By: slowe http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/11/27/understanding-npiv-and-npv/comment-page-1/#comment-52059 slowe Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:34:12 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1746#comment-52059 ET, if I'm understanding your question correctly, you can have multiple layers of NPIV-NPV working together. There are limits on how many layers/levels you could connect, but the simple example you described should work. ET, if I’m understanding your question correctly, you can have multiple layers of NPIV-NPV working together. There are limits on how many layers/levels you could connect, but the simple example you described should work.

]]> By: ET http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/11/27/understanding-npiv-and-npv/comment-page-1/#comment-52055 ET Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:59:13 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1746#comment-52055 thanks for this great article. one question, does this scenario work ? FC switch support NPIV - one NPV-enabled switch - HBA support NPIV for VMs. thanks for this great article.
one question, does this scenario work ?
FC switch support NPIV – one NPV-enabled switch – HBA support NPIV for VMs.

]]> By: slowe http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/11/27/understanding-npiv-and-npv/comment-page-1/#comment-51979 slowe Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:03:59 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1746#comment-51979 Lawrence, Access Gateway is using NPV (note that the text indicates that switches running Access Gateway will connect as N_Ports instead of E_Ports). The upstream switch to which a switch running Access Gateway will connect will be using NPIV. Hope this helps! Lawrence, Access Gateway is using NPV (note that the text indicates that switches running Access Gateway will connect as N_Ports instead of E_Ports). The upstream switch to which a switch running Access Gateway will connect will be using NPIV.

Hope this helps!

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