text: **8.3.1 NPIV prerequisites**
  
  Consider the following key points for NPIV enablement: 
  
  (cid:2) The IBM Storwize V7000 system must be running V7.7 or later. 
  
  (cid:2) A V7.7 or later system with NPIV enabled as backend storage for a system that is earlier 
  than V7.7 is not supported. 