Storage administrator tasks

Complete the following storage administrator tasks to configure NPIV.

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. 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 (Storwize® Family) or host connections (DS8000®) with separate volume groups for physical HBA ports and virtual HBA ports.
   1. Create a host with physical HBA WWPNs. The following example shows what the output might look like:

      node2:~ # svcinfo lshost 3
      id 3
      name ESX100
      port_count 1
      type generic
      mask 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
      iogrp_count 4
      status online
      WWPN 210000024FF2FADE0
      node_logged_in_count 1
      state active

   2. Create another host for VM with virtual HBA WWPNs. The result is that you now have two hosts, one for the physical HBA port WWPNs and one for the virtual port WWPNs. The following example shows what the output might look like:

      node2:~ # svcinfo lshost 32
      id 32
      name Win35npiv
      port_count 1
      type generic
      mask 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
      iogrp_count 4
      status online
      WWPN 21050024FF2FAD75
      node_logged_in_count 1
      state active

3. Map the LUN to both hosts so that the LUN can work through NPIV. The following example shows what the output might look like:

   node2:~ # svcinfo lsvdiskhostmap 22
   id   name	    SCSI_id  host_id    host_name	vdisk_UID		  IO_group_id	IO_group_name
   22   vm110npiv     0	    3	        ESX100	6005076802908168E00001D3C	0		io_grp0
   22   vm110npiv     0	    32        Win35npiv    6005076802908168E00001D3C	0		io_grp0

   The LUN 22 is mapped to physical HBA ports.