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encryption_supported no
flash_copy_maximum_memory 552.0MB
site_id
site_name
fctargetportmode transitional
compression_total_memory 2047.9MB
8. In transitional mode, host I/O is permitted on primary ports and primary host attach
ports (virtual WWPN), as shown in Example 5-11 under the host_io_permitted column.
Example 5-11 WWPNs in transitional mode
IBM_2145:ITSO:superuser>lstargetportfc
id WWPN WWNN port_id owning_node_id current_node_id nportid host_io_permitted
virtualized
1 50050768021000EF 50050768020000EF 1 1 1 010200 yes no
2 50050768029900EF 50050768020000EF 1 1 1 010201 yes yes
3 50050768022000EF 50050768020000EF 2 1 1 020200 yes no
4 5005076802A900EF 50050768020000EF 2 1 1 020201 yes yes
5 50050768023000EF 50050768020000EF 3 1 1 0A83C0 yes no
6 5005076802B900EF 50050768020000EF 3 1 1 0A83C1 yes yes
7 50050768024000EF 50050768020000EF 4 1 1 011400 yes no
8 5005076802C900EF 50050768020000EF 4 1 1 011401 yes yes
33 50050768021000F0 50050768020000F0 1 2 2 010300 yes no
34 50050768029900F0 50050768020000F0 1 2 2 010301 yes yes
35 50050768022000F0 50050768020000F0 2 2 2 020300 yes no
36 5005076802A900F0 50050768020000F0 2 2 2 020301 yes yes
37 50050768023000F0 50050768020000F0 3 2 2 011500 yes no
38 5005076802B900F0 50050768020000F0 3 2 2 011501 yes yes
39 50050768024000F0 50050768020000F0 4 2 2 0A82C0 yes no
40 5005076802C900F0 50050768020000F0 4 2 2 0A82C1 yes yes
9. Enable NPIV by changing the mode from transitional to enabled, as shown in
Example 5-12.
Example 5-12 Enabling NPIV
IBM_2145:ITSO:superuser>chiogrp -fctargetportmode enabled 0
10.NPIV enablement can be verified by checking the fctargetportmode field, as shown in
Example 5-13.
Example 5-13 NPIV enablement verification
IBM_2145:ITSO:superuser>lsiogrp 0
id 0
name io_grp0
node_count 2
vdisk_count 2
host_count 2
flash_copy_total_memory 20.0MB
flash_copy_free_memory 20.0MB
remote_copy_total_memory 20.0MB
remote_copy_free_memory 20.0MB
mirroring_total_memory 20.0MB
mirroring_free_memory 20.0MB
raid_total_memory 40.0MB
raid_free_memory 38.8MB
maintenance no
compression_active yes