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Dell M8428-K Changing to NPIV mode using the browser-based GUI, Changing to NPIV mode using the command line interface

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Changing to NPIV mode using the browser-based GUI

Complete the following steps to enable NPIV mode using the browser-based GUI.

1. From the management console, open a Web browser.

2. Enter the IP address of the converged network switch into the Address field of the Web

browser.

3. Log into the browser-based GUI using the default administrative account.

Login: admin

Password: password

4. From the Fabric Tree, select the converged network switch.

The selected switch module appears in the Switch View.

5. Click the Switch Admin button in the browser-based GUI Manage task box.

The Switch Administration window opens.

NOTE

You should save the configuration file if you are converting an converged network switch to NPIV

mode. To save your current configuration, click the Show Advanced Mode button in the top

right-hand corner of the Switch Administration window. Select the Configure tab, then select the

Upload/Download tab. Enter the relevant information to upload the configuration file.

6. From the Switch Status section, click Disable.

7. From the NPIV Mode section, click Enable.

8. Click Apply.

9. When prompted, click Yes to restart the switch module in NPIV mode.

The current browser-based GUI session closes; relaunch browser-based GUI after the switch

module reboots.

Changing to NPIV 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 full fabric mode.

switchDisable

3. Back up the switch configurations. See “Backing up the configuration” on page 20 for

specifics.

4. Enter the following command to enable NPIV mode:

ag ––modeEnable

The switch module automatically reboots and comes back online in NPIV mode usin g a factory

default F_Port to N_Port mapping.

Contents

Main Page Contents About This Document Chapter 1 Introducing the Dell M8428-k Chapter 2 Configuring the Dell M8428-k Chapter 3 Operating the Dell M8428-k Appendix A Dell M8428-k specifications Index Page About This Document How this document is organized Supported hardware and software Whats new in this document Document conventions Text formatting Command syntax conventions Command examples Notes, cautions, and warnings Notice to the reader Additional information Industry resources Getting technical help Page Page Introducing the Dell M8428-k Dell M8428-k overview NPIV mode and full fabric mode - TABLE 1 Hardware description Port side TABLE 1 FIGURE 1 Top view 3 21 7 68 45 Labeling Transceivers ISL trunking groups Optional features NPIV mode Full fabric mode Unpacking and installing the Dell M8428-k Page Page Configuring the Dell M8428-k Introduction Items required Modifying the converged network switch IP address Using the CMC CLI to set the IP address FIGURE 3 Using the CMC GUI to set the IP address Using the Dell M8428-k CLI to set the IP address Configuring for FCoE Connecting the switch to the Ethernet management network Connecting the switch to the fabric Page Page Changing from NPIV aggregator mode to full fabric mode Changing to full fabric mode using the browser-based GUI Changing to full fabric mode using the command line interface Changing from full fabric mode to NPIV aggregator mode Changing to NPIV mode using the browser-based GUI Changing to NPIV mode using the command line interface Backing up the configuration Operating the Dell M8428-k Interoperability Port negotiation on Fibre Channel ports Accessing the converged network switch Interpreting POST results Interpreting LED activity FIGURE 4 Switch module status LEDs Port status LEDs Locating the serial number TABLE 2 TABLE 3 Removing and replacing the converged network switch FIGURE 5 Appendix A Dell M8428-k specifications NPIV Mode default port mapping Processor and memory specifications Weight and physical dimensions Weight and physical dimensions The information in Table 7 shows the operating and non-operating limitations of the Dell M8428-k. Table 6 lists the weight and physical dimensions of the switch module. Facility requirements TABLE 5 Electrical The switch module meets the specifications shown in Table 9. Table 8 lists switch module electrical specifications. Architectural specification TABLE 8 Supported mezzanine cards Fibre Channel standards compliance Regulatory compliance FCC warning (US only) KCC Statement (Republic of Korea) VCCI statement (Japan) Page CE statement Canadian requirements Laser compliance Environmental regulation compliance China RoHS Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) Disclaimer RoHS TS/HS Dual Language Sheet Environmental regulation compliance Regulatory certifications CHINA ROHS/(HS/TS) TABLE 10 Country Safety specification EMC specification Environmental regulation compliance A TABLE 10 Country Safety specification EMC specification Page Index B C D E F H I O P R S T