Storage Administrator tasks

This section describes storage administrator tasks for configuring NPIV.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the switch and create separate zones for the virtual port WWNs and physical HBA port WWNs. Zone all the physical HBA port WWNs in a single zone with the storage initiator, and then individually zone the virtual HBA port WWNs of each VM to a storage array port WWN.
  2. On the storage subsystem, create separate hosts (SAN Volume Controller) or host connections (DS8000®) with separate volume groups for physical HBA ports and virtual HBA ports. For example, in SAN Volume Controller 5.1.
    Create a host with physical HBA WWPNs. The result is:
    Figure 1. Host with physical HBA WWPNs
    This image illustrates the host with physical HBA WWPNs

    Create another host for VM with virtual HBA WWPNs. The result is:

    You now have two hosts, one for the physical HBA port WWPNs, and one for the virtual port WWPNs. For example:
    Figure 2. Host with virtual HBA WWPNs
    This image illustrates a host with virtual HBA WWPNs
  3. Map the LUN to both hosts so that the LUN can work through NPIV. For example:
    Figure 3. Map LUN to both hosts
    This image illustrates map LUN to both hosts

    The LUN 22 is mapped to physical HBA ports.