NPIV is the acronym for “N_Port ID Virtualization�, a T11 ANSI standard which was developed by Emulex and IBM, to provide the capability for a fabric switch to register several WWPNs on the same physical HBA port. Emulex and Cisco are collaborating with VMware on interoperability and end user education to help both the industry and end users understand the benefits of NPIV technology in a VMware environment. The purpose of this paper is to provide some fundamental insight into NPIV and to help end users discover the practical use cases and deployment scenarios for maximizing the benefits of this new capability.
Monday, 4 February 2008
White paper on VPIV
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Is this a restricted paper? I'm getting an "Unathorized" message from VMware's site after logging in with my account.
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Lane
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2008-02-04 22:25
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the link to the paper doesn't work...
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duncan
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2008-02-04 22:30
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Yes, I’m sorry it’s posted at a trainer forum, I will put it on my site tomorrow.
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Eric Sloof
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2008-02-04 22:32
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What's your view on the usage of NPIV? It seems that it's only related to RDM based VM's. But VMware clearly states that VMFS is the way to go... ?!? Anyway the PDF is an interesting read for sure! Thanks again,
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duncan
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2008-02-05 09:59
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Alex Judge started a discussion about this topic :
http://communities.vmware.com/message/856216?tstart=0#856216
The link to the PDF is working now.
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Eric Sloof
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2008-02-05 11:00
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