Cisco Nexus 5000 Series - Configuring NPV Ports for Fcoe NPV; Verifying Fcoe NPV Configuration

This example shows how to enable FCoE NPV using the feature fcoe and feature npv commands.
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# feature fcoe
switch(config)# feature npv
Configuring NPV Ports for FCoE NPV
You can configure NVP port for FCoE NPV.
1
Create a vFC port.
switch# config t
switch(config)# interface vfc 20
switch(config-if)#
2
Bind the vFC to an Ethernet port.
switch(config-if)# bind interface ethernet 1/20
switch(config-if)#
3
Set the port mode to NP.
switch(config-if)# switchport mode NP
switch(config-if)#
4
Bring up the port:
switch(config-if)# interface vfc 20no shutdown
switch(config-if)#
Verifying FCoE NPV Configuration
To display FCoE NPV configuration information, perform one of the following tasks:
PurposeCommand
Displays information about the FCoE database.show fcoe database
Displays FCoE information for a specified Ethernet
interface including the following:
•
FCF or associated enode MAC address
•
Status
•
Associated VFC information
show interface Ethernet x/y fcoe
Displays information about the specified vFC
interface including attributes and status.
show interface vfc x
Displays the status of the NPV configuration
including information about VNP ports.
show npv status
Displays the impact of FCoE NPV on an ISSU.show fcoe-npv issu-impact
Displays the running configuration information about
FCoE.
show running-config fcoe_mgr
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Configuring FCoE NPV
Configuring NPV Ports for FCoE NPV