public inbox for linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
From: Seokmann Ju <seokmann.ju@qlogic.com>
To: Matthew Jacob <lydianconcepts@gmail.com>
Cc: Abhishek Kane <abhishek.kane@gmail.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-driver@qlogic.com,
	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: FC - NPIV in 2.6.23-rc2
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:25:23 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46D6FD83.4010708@qlogic.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7579f7fb0708300947r4bae76a8j3715316741f3563f@mail.gmail.com>

Matthew Jacob wrote:
>>> some sought of documentation for this, please let me know.
>> NPIV is a feature to provide multiple path available on one physical port and it has implemented based on the multiport ID (MID) capability on the switch.
>> So, you have to have the switch with MID capable on the configuration to support NPIV, besides the controller.
>>
> 
> No, if the switch doesn't suport NP-IV, the 24XX f/w will come up in
> Public Loop mode (FL).
That is correct. 
As it should, the F/W with NPIV capability also works on the configuration with non-NPIV switches.

Thank you,
Seokmann

  reply	other threads:[~2007-08-30 17:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <c7d75baf0708300849g27a5e4c3wba73b960a89a85e5@mail.gmail.com>
2007-08-30 16:27 ` FC - NPIV in 2.6.23-rc2 Seokmann Ju
2007-08-30 16:47   ` Matthew Jacob
2007-08-30 17:25     ` Seokmann Ju [this message]
2007-08-30 23:46     ` Duane Grigsby

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

  Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style

* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
  switches of git-send-email(1):

  git send-email \
    --in-reply-to=46D6FD83.4010708@qlogic.com \
    --to=seokmann.ju@qlogic.com \
    --cc=abhishek.kane@gmail.com \
    --cc=linux-driver@qlogic.com \
    --cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
    --cc=linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org \
    --cc=lydianconcepts@gmail.com \
    /path/to/YOUR_REPLY

  https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html

* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
  via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox