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NPIV

NPIV or N_Port ID Virtualization is a Fibre Channel feature whereby multiple Fibre Channel node port (N_Port) IDs can share a single physical N_Port. This allows multiple Fibre Channel initiators to occupy a single physical port, easing hardware requirements in Storage Area Network (SAN) design, especially where virtual SANs are called for. This allows…

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NPIV

Nodes6
Edges5
Triples4
Avg. degree1.67
Density0.333333
Components1

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NPIV

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related to Sources · 4
NPIV → Fibre Channel, Link Services, NPIV Functionality Protocol, T11

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port fibre channel multiple single physical allows storage virtual network server t11 link services initialization like flogi address plogi name

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NPIVrelated to SourcesFibre Channel0.60section
NPIVrelated to SourcesLink Services0.60section
NPIVrelated to SourcesNPIV Functionality Protocol0.60section
NPIVrelated to SourcesT110.60section

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