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18 Dell M8428-k Hardware Reference Manual
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Changing from full fabric mode to NPIV aggregator mode
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The current browser-based GUI session closes; relaunch browser-based GUI after the switch
module reboots.
Changing to full fabric mode using the command line interface
Complete the following steps to enable NPIV mode using the CLI.
1. Log in using the default administrative account.
Login: admin
Password: password
2. Enter the following command to disable the switch.
switchDisable
3. Back up the switch configurations. See “Backing up the configuration” on page 20 for
specifics.
4. Enter the following command to enable full fabric mode:
ag ––modeDisable
The switch module automatically reboots and comes back online in full fabric mode. The NPIV
parameters, such as port mapping and failover and failback, are automatically removed.
You can enter the ag ––modeShow command to ensure that the module is in NPIV mode.
ag ––modeShow
The response should say:
Access Gateway mode is NOT enabled.
Changing from full fabric mode to NPIV aggregator mode
If your converged network switch is currently configured in full fabric mode you can enable NPIV
mode using the following instructions. You can log into the switch module and enable NPIV mode
using either the browser-based GUI or the switch module command line interface (CLI).
Determine if the converged network switch is running in full fabric mode by entering the
switchShow CLI command to display the current switch configuration. If running in full fabric mode,
the switchMode parameter should display Native.
NOTE
Enabling NPIV mode is a disruptive process because the switch is disabled and rebooted.Always
back up the current configuration before enabling or disabling NPIV mode. Enabling NPIV mode
clears the security and zone databases. Disabling NPIV mode clears the F_Port to N_Port mapping.
Once you enable the converged network switch in NPIV mode, only a limited subset of the fabric
operating system commands are available and all fabric-related service requests are forwarded to
the fabric switches.