The doubt about the PID of F-Port

[liuyl]

Why some F-ports have two PIDs,  and even there is no zoned members？

Port: 2/0 Pid: 0x014000
Zoned Members: 5 devices
Pid: 0x014000
Pid: 0x01a300
Pid: 0x0c5000
Pid: 0x0c0f00
Pid: 0x050d00

Port: 2/1 Pid: 0x014100
Zoned Members: 5 devices
Pid: 0x014100
Pid: 0x054800
Pid: 0x054900
Pid: 0x054b00
Pid: 0x054a00

Port: 2/2 Pid: 0x014200
Zoned Members: 3 devices
Pid: 0x014200
Pid: 0x014201
Pid: 0x0c5000

Port: 2/2 Pid: 0x014201
Zoned Members: 3 devices
Pid: 0x014200
Pid: 0x014201
Pid: 0x0c5000

Port: 2/3 Pid: 0x014300
No Zone Members.

Port: 2/3 Pid: 0x014301
Zoned Members: 7 devices
Pid: 0x014301
Pid: 0x0c5100
Pid: 0x0c5200
Pid: 0x0c5300
Pid: 0x0c5400
Pid: 0x0c5500
Pid: 0x0c5600

Port: 2/4 Pid: 0x014400
Zoned Members: 3 devices
Pid: 0x014400
Pid: 0x014401
Pid: 0x0c5000

Port: 2/4 Pid: 0x014401
Zoned Members: 3 devices
Pid: 0x014400
Pid: 0x014401
Pid: 0x0c5000

Port: 2/5 Pid: 0x014500
No Zone Members.

Port: 2/5 Pid: 0x014501
Zoned Members: 7 devices
Pid: 0x014501
Pid: 0x0c5100
Pid: 0x0c5200
Pid: 0x0c5300
Pid: 0x0c5400
Pid: 0x0c5500
Pid: 0x0c5600

Port: 2/6 Pid: 0x014600
Zoned Members: 2 devices
Pid: 0x018400
Pid: 0x014600

Port: 2/7 Pid: 0x014700
Zoned Members: 2 devices
Pid: 0x018400
Pid: 0x014700

[Marian Bezeg]

Hello,

check output of portshow command. It should be NPIV (N-Port)

check command portloginshow (slot/port) for details

[liuyl]

Yes,  you are right！
Does it mean that each PWWN(including NPIV) would be corresponding to its own PID？

64 2 0 014000 id N8 Online FC F-Port 50:01:43:80:28:cf:3d:4c
65 2 1 014100 id N8 Online FC F-Port 50:01:43:80:28:cf:3d:60
66 2 2 014200 id N8 Online FC F-Port 1 N Port + 1 NPIV public
67 2 3 014300 id N8 Online FC F-Port 1 N Port + 1 NPIV public
68 2 4 014400 id N8 Online FC F-Port 1 N Port + 1 NPIV public
69 2 5 014500 id N8 Online FC F-Port 1 N Port + 1 NPIV public
70 2 6 014600 id N8 Online FC F-Port 10:00:00:90:fa:8c:61:57
71 2 7 014700 id N8 Online FC F-Port 10:00:00:90:fa:8c:63:d1

SNS5192_1:admin>
SNS5192_1:admin>
SNS5192_1:admin> portloginshow 2/2
Type PID World Wide Name credit df_sz cos
=====================================================
fd 014201 50:01:43:80:26:65:96:d0 16 2112 c scr=0x3
fe 014200 20:00:74:46:a0:71:05:51 16 2112 c scr=0x0
SNS5192_1:admin>
SNS5192_1:admin>
SNS5192_1:admin> portloginshow 2/3
Type PID World Wide Name credit df_sz cos
=====================================================
fd 014301 50:01:43:80:26:65:96:8c 16 2112 c scr=0x3
fe 014300 20:11:74:46:a0:71:05:51 16 2112 c scr=0x0
SNS5192_1:admin>
SNS5192_1:admin>
SNS5192_1:admin> portloginshow 2/4
Type PID World Wide Name credit df_sz cos
=====================================================
fd 014401 50:01:43:80:26:65:95:f8 16 2112 c scr=0x3
fe 014400 20:00:74:46:a0:71:1a:0b 16 2112 c scr=0x0
SNS5192_1:admin>
SNS5192_1:admin>
SNS5192_1:admin> portloginshow 2/5
Type PID World Wide Name credit df_sz cos
=====================================================
fd 014501 50:01:43:80:26:65:96:e4 16 2112 c scr=0x3
fe 014500 20:11:74:46:a0:71:1a:0b 16 2112 c scr=0x0
SNS5192_1:admin>
SNS5192_1:admin>

[Marian Bezeg · Accepted solution]

Hello,

yes FC routing is based on PIDs so because of that all WWNs need to have own PID. 

For NPIV each "vritual" wwn will have dedicated PID as well.