The N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) is an industry-standard technology that helps you to configure an NPIV capable Fibre Channel adapter with multiple, virtual worldwide port names (WWPNs). The combination of the FCF media access control (MAC) address and the VN_Port MAC. Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) allows Fibre Channel and Ethernet traffic to be carried on the same physical Ethernet connection between the switch and the servers. The Fibre Channel portion of FCoE is configured as a virtual Fibre Channel interface. Logical Fibre Channel features (such as. A fabric is said to be in Virtual Fabrics mode (VF mode) when the Virtual Fabrics feature is enabled.
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