Enabling NPIV on a new system
Before you add hosts to your new system configuration, run the lsiogrp command on the command-line interface (CLI) to view the status of N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV). If the status is disabled or transitional, run the chiogrp command to enable NPIV.
Note: A version 7.7.0 or later system with NPIV enabled as backend storage
for a system that is earlier than version 7.7.0 is not supported.
The lsiogrp command returns a detailed view of I/O groups that are visible to
the system.
- If the resulting output is fctargetportnode:enabled, NPIV is enabled. Otherwise, continue to step 2.
- If the resulting output is fctargetportnode:disabled,
enter the following command:
chiogrp -fctargetportmode transitional
- When the resulting output on a system is
fctargetportnode:transitional, enter the following command to enable
NPIV:
chiogrp -fctargetportmode enabled