Related Topics
Configuring N Port Virtualization, on page 51
NP Uplinks
All interfaces from the edge switch to the core switch are configured as proxy N ports (NP ports).
An NP uplink is a connection from an NP port on the edge switch to an F port on the core switch. When an
NP uplink is established, the edge switch sends a fabric login message (FLOGI) to the core switch, and then
(if the FLOGI is successful) it registers itself with the name server on the core switch. Subsequent FLOGIs
from end devices connected to this NP uplink are converted to fabric discovery messages (FDISCs).
In the switch CLI configuration commands and output displays, NP uplinks are called External Interfaces.
Note
In Cisco Nexus devices, NP uplink interfaces must be native Fibre Channel interfaces.
Related Topics
Fabric Login, on page 187
FLOGI Operation
When an NP port becomes operational, the switch first logs itself in to the core switch by sending a FLOGI
request (using the port WWN of the NP port).
After completing the FLOGI request, the switch registers itself with the fabric name server on the core switch
(using the symbolic port name of the NP port and the IP address of the edge switch).
The following table identifies port and node names in the edge switch used in NPV mode.
Table 9: Edge Switch FLOGI Parameters
Derived From
Parameter
The fWWN of the NP port on the edge switch.
pWWN
The VSAN-based sWWN of the edge switch.
nWWN
The edge switch name and NP port interface string.
If no switch name is available, the output
will read "switch." For example, switch: fc
1/5.
Note
symbolic port name
The IP address of the edge switch.
IP address
The edge switch name.
symbolic node name
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