Users Guide

• Virtual WWPN

NOTE: When you clear the persistence policy, all the virtual addresses are reset to the default

permanent address set at the factory.

NOTE: Some cards with the virtual FIP, virtual WWN, and virtual WWPN MAC attributes, the virtual

WWN and virtual WWPN MAC attributes are automatically configured when you configure virtual

FIP.

Using the IO Identity feature, you can:

• View and configure the virtual addresses for network and fibre channel devices (for example, NIC,

CNA, FC HBA).

• Configure the initiator (for iSCSI and FCoE) and storage target settings (for iSCSI, FCoE, and FC).

• Specify persistence or clearance of the configured values over a system AC power loss, cold, and

warm system resets.

The values configured for virtual addresses, initiator and storage targets may change based on the way

the main power is handled during system reset and whether the NIC, CNA, or FC HBA device has auxiliary

power. The persistence of IO identity settings can be achieved based on the policy setting made using

iDRAC.

Only if the I/O identity feature is enabled, the persistence policies take effect. Each time the system resets

or powers on, the values are persisted or cleared based on the policy settings.

NOTE: After the values are cleared, you cannot re-apply the values before running the configuration

job.