NPIV and NPV are both related to virtualizing some aspect of Fibre Channel N_Ports, but they are fundamentally different. This article provides some additional information on NPIV and NPV.
Setting Up FCoE on a Nexus 5000
October 25, 2009 By
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is receiving a great deal of attention in the media these days. Fortunately, setting up FCoE on a Nexus 5000 series switch from Cisco isn’t too terribly complicated, so don’t be too concerned about deploying FCoE in your datacenter (assuming it makes sense for your organization). Configuring FCoE basically consists of three major steps:
No Such Thing as an End-to-End FCoE Solution
July 29, 2009 By 4 Comments
I mentioned yesterday on Twitter that I’d had something of a revelation with regard to Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). This is probably nothing new to the experienced storage intelligentsia, but I’m just a simple guy so this was a big deal. After a spirited discussion in the Cisco UCS class about how to best leverage “FCoE-capable” storage, I have come to this realization: there is no such thing as an end-to-end FCoE solution.
Potential UCS Issue: Northbound FCoE Connectivity
July 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Monofunctional or Multifunctional – Cheap always WINS
April 20, 2009 By 1 Comment