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Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Release Note

SERIAL PORT

You must use the serial interface to configure the switch management IP address. Refer to the
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide for instructions on
how to connect the serial port to a host machine.
INITIAL INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
SETTING UP FC
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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.
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