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Fibre channel settings (wwn settings) screen – HP 1.10GB Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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The following table describes the available actions in the Edit SAN Fabric screen. Clicking another link in the

pull-down menu or left navigation window causes the current edits that have not been applied to be lost.

Task

Description

Modify a fabric name

Type a name in the Fabric Name field. Do not use spaces.

Set the uplink port speed

Click the drop-down arrow in the Configured Speed field and select a
speed.

Change the login re-distribution (on
page

86

)

Select the Show Advanced Settings checkbox, and then select Manual or

Automatic. The default is Manual. The Automatic option is only available
on FlexFabric modules, and enables the user to specify an interval, in

seconds, for how long the previously offline links must be stable before

the module can re-distribute logins. For more information, see "Fibre
Channel Settings (WWN Settings) screen (on page

92

)."

Add an uplink port

Click Add Port.

There might be incorrect entries in the Add Port menu. This occurs when

the domain is imported in double-dense mode and HP VC FlexFabric
10Gb/24-port Modules are installed in I/O Module Bays 5, 6, 7, and

8. The incorrect menu entries are those for Bay 7 and Bay 8. The ports

listed for these menu items should not be used. If they are selected, no
SAN Fabric is created. They cannot be added to an existing SAN Fabric.

Delete an uplink port

Left-click an uplink port row to select it, right-click to display a menu, and

then select Delete Port.

Save changes and remain on this
screen

Click Apply.

Clear the current, unsaved changes

and return to the home page

Click Cancel.

Fibre Channel Settings (WWN Settings) screen

Use this screen to assign World Wide Names.
Each server blade FC HBA mezzanine card ships with factory default port and node WWNs for each FC

HBA port. Each WWN is a 64-bit number that uniquely identifies the FC HBA port/node to other devices on

the network. While the hardware ships with default WWNs, Virtual Connect has the ability to assign WWNs

that will override the factory default WWNs while the server remains in that Virtual Connect enclosure.
When configured to assign WWNs, Virtual Connect securely manages the WWNs by accessing the

physical FC HBA through the enclosure Onboard Administrator and the iLO interfaces on the individual

server blades.
When assigning WWNs to a FC HBA port, Virtual Connect will assign both a port WWN and a node

WWN. Because the port WWN is typically used for configuring fabric zoning, it is the WWN displayed
throughout the Virtual Connect user interface. The assigned node WWN is always the same as the port

WWN incremented by one.
Virtual Connect assigns or migrates WWNs for server FC ports connected to HP Virtual Connect modules.

Virtual Connect also assigns WWNs to FC ports that are not connected to an I/O module because Virtual
Connect modules can be added later. Server FC ports connected to non-Virtual Connect modules retain the

server factory default WWNs.