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Which IBM adapter types provide NPIV capability?

Which IBM adapter types provide NPIV capability?

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A.
Fibre Channel and SAS

B.
Fibre Channel and SR-IOV

C.
Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet

D.
SAS and Fibre Channel over Ethernet

Explanation:
NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualization) is an industry standard that allows a single physical Fibre Channel port to be
shared among multiple systems.
Incorrect Answers:
B: Single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) is an extension to the PCI Express (PCIe) specification that allows
multiple operating systems to simultaneously share a PCIe adapter with little or no runtime involvement from a
hypervisor or other virtualization intermediary.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247986.pdf


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