HP StorageWorks 2.12 Edge Switch - Manual (Page 81)

Monitoring and Managing the Switch
81 Edge Switch Element Manager User Guide
Double-click a row to display the Node Properties dialog box. For an explanation
of the fields on the Node Properties dialog box, see “
Displaying Node Properties ”
on page 82.
Note: Private loop devices do not log into the fabric and do not provide any additional
information other than their Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (ALPA) for private loop
devices. The Port WWN field displays
Not Logged In
and the Unit Type field is
blank for all private loop devices.
Node List View Menu Options
In the Node List view, right-click a row to display a menu with the following
port-related options:
■ Node Properties—Click this option to display the Node Properties dialog
box. See “
Displaying Node Properties ” on page 82 for details.
■ Port Properties—Click this option to display the Port Properties dialog box
(see
Figure 11 on page 63).
■ Define Nickname—Click this option to display the Define Nickname dialog
box, where you can define a nickname to display for the attached device
instead of the device's 8-byte WWN.
The Define Nickname dialog box displays the WWN of the device attached to
the port. To define a nickname, enter a name of up to 24 characters in the
Nickname field and click OK. The nickname will display under the Port
WWN column instead of the device's WWN. (You can configure a maximum
of 2,048 nicknames.)
■ Display Options—Click Nickname or Worldwide Name from the submenu.
Clicking Nickname displays attached devices in the Port WWN column by
the nickname configured through the Define Nickname menu option.
Clicking Worldwide Name displays attached devices in the Port WWN
column by the device's WWN.
Note that you can also display these menu options by clicking a port row and
then clicking the Product > Port.