HP StorageWorks 2.12 Edge Switch - Manual (Page 74)

Monitoring and Managing the Switch
74 Edge Switch Element Manager User Guide
■ Port Binding—Click this option to display the Port Binding dialog box
(
Figure 17 ). Use this dialog box to allow a device with a specific WWN or
nickname to have exclusive connection to a port.
Figure 17: Port Binding dialog box
Use the Port Binding dialog box to set the following options:
— Port Binding—Click this check box to place check mark in the box and
enable Binding for the port. When Port Binding is enabled, only a specific
device can communicate through the port. This device is specified by the
WWN or nickname entered into the Bound WWN field (either the
Attached WWN or Detached WWN options). With the check box
cleared, any device can communicate through the port, even if a WWN or
nickname is specified in the Bound WWN field.
— Attached WWN—When you click this button and, if a device is logged
into the port, the device's WWN will display in the field. The device with
this WWN or nickname will have exclusive communication privileges to
the port if Port Binding is enabled.
Note: If you click this option button to bind the port to a logged-in device and there are
no devices logged in, the port is essentially bound to a WWN of
0
. This prevents any
device from logging in until this button is re-enabled to bind the WWN of a logged-in
device or until you explicitly bind the WWN of a device by clicking the WWN option
button and entering a WWN or nickname (see the following). Changes only take effect
when you click the Activate button.