Hi Sue  Just to answer all your questions if you have not set this environment up as yet,  On the Cisco 9513 you will need to turn on the NPIV feature if it is not already turned on  core (config) #feature npiv  This is not disruptive and turns on the NPIV feature for all VSAN's in the switch  On the Brocade M5424 if the blade is not in Access Gateway mode it will need to be enabled for NPV use  ag --modeEnable  This is disruptive as the blade module will reboot. Please make sure the config is saved before running the command.  All the ports on the blade switch will be in the same VSAN as the connected Cisco port. So if this a new host add, just set the Cisco port to the same VSAN as the storage is already in.  Please also use WWN zoning as dynamox has already stated. If you use port zoning for an NPIV port, all devices connected to that port will be part of the same zone. EMC always recommends using 1 to 1 WWN zoning, example 1 Server HBA port to 1 storage front end port.
Hello, We are going to be installing some Dell PowerEdge blade servers (with a Brocade M5424 switch) and I have some questions about setting up my Cisco MDS9513 switches to support the storage for the blades.  1.  Is enabling NPIV non-disruptive? 2.  Do I enable NPIV on just the switch (edge) where the blade server will be plugged into or do I also need enable it on my core switch? 3.  Do the ports that I'm going to use for these servers need to be in their own VSAN or can I use an exsisting VSAN?  If anyone has experience with setting up PowerEdge blade servers to a Cisco SAN, any assistance/information will be greatly appreciated.
Connecting a Dell PowerEdge M1000e to a Cisco MDS9513