HP StorageWorks 2.140 Director Switch - Manual (Page 75)

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• Define Nickname —Displays the Define Nickname dialog box. This dialog box allows you to
define a nickname to display for the attached device instead of the device’s eight-byte WWN.
To define a nickname, enter a name of up to 32 characters in the Nickname field and click OK.
The nickname is displayed under the Port WWN column instead of the device’s WWN.
NOTE: A maximum of 2,048 nicknames are allowed.
• Display Options—Select Nickname or World Wide Name from the submenu. Choosing
Nickname displays attached devices in the Port WWN column by the nickname configured
through the Define Nickname menu option. Selecting World Wide Name displays attached
devices in the Port WWN column by the device’s WWN.
Displaying node properties
You display Node properties through the Node Properties dialog box ( Figure 27 ). You can use any
of the following methods to open the Node Properties dialog box:
• Double-click a row in the Node List view or right-click a row and select Node Properties.
• Right-click a port in the Port Card view.
• Right-click a port’s row in the Port List view.
• Right-click a port’s bar graph in the Performance view and select Node Properties.
• Click a port, port row, or bar graph in the views listed above and then select Product > Port >
Node Properties.
NOTE: If a node is not logged in, a message is displayed indicating that node information is not
available.
Figure 27 Node Properties dialog box