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1 – Introduction

QLogic FC Adapter NPIV Solution

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NPIV allows end users to effectively virtualize the Fibre Channel adapter

functionality such that each Virtual Machine (VM) running on a server can share a

pool of adapters, yet have independent access to its own protected storage. This

sharing enables administrators to leverage standard SAN management tools and

best practices, such as fabric zoning and LUN mapping/masking, and enables the

full use of fabric-based quality-of-service and accounting capabilities. It also

provides the most efficient utilization of the adapters in the server while ensuring

the highest level of data protection available in the industry.

NPIV allows a single physical FC adapter port to function as multiple logical ports,

each with its World Wide Port Name (WWPN), as shown in Figure 1-1.

Figure 1-1. N_Port ID Sharing

QLogic FC Adapter NPIV Solution

To complement Microsoft and other server virtualization software solutions,

QLogic has extended virtualization capabilities to the adapter hardware through

NPIV. All QLogic 2400 and 2500 series FC adapters implement and support NPIV.

QLogic provides support for creating, deleting, and managing NPIV ports through

its SANsurfer

FC HBA Manager or SANsurfer FC HBA Command Line Interface

(CLI) tool.

With the combined QLogic and Microsoft solution, storage administrators can

create virtual adapter ports within multiple zones and assign them to VMs for

migration without having to reconfigure any zoning or LUN masking settings. This

solution creates a virtualized network that is easier to manage and maintain. In

addition, support for Microsoft’s virtualization solutions combined with QLogic’s

adapter virtualization technologies further increase hardware utilization and

enables organizations to rapidly configure and deploy Virtual Machines.

Benefits of the QLogic NPIV solution include:

 Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

 Increased Security and Flexibility

 Simplified Virtualization Management

 Higher Availability

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