Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

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Adapter port WWN virtualization

Adapter port world wide name (WWN) virtualization enables the adapter port to use a

switch-assigned WWN rather than the physical port WWN for communication, allowing you to

pre-provision the server with the following configuration tasks:

• Create the zones with the Fabric Assigned WWN before the servers and devices are connected

to the switches, before they are exposed to the SAN network.

• Create LUN mapping and LUN masking without the devices present in the network.

• Pre-configure boot LUN zoning. You can configure Solaris ports or Linux ports on the switch,

enabling the server to boot automatically with the pre-defined boot LUNs.

NOTE

Fabric Assigned WWN (FAWWN) is not supported for base switches or FICON-enabled switches.

Configuring fabric-assigned port WWNs on switch ports

FIGURE 112 Configure Fabric Assigned WWNs dialog box

The Configure Fabric Assigned WWNs dialog box enables you to perform the following tasks:

• Enable and disable the Fabric Assigned WWN feature status on a switch or AG port.

• Set the type value to auto or user-defined. When the User button is selected, the WWN is

cleared from the table and editing is enabled.

• Delete the Fabric Assigned WWN from the Fabric Assigned WWN - Configuration table.

Instructions for performing the Fabric Assigned WWN configuration tasks are detailed in the

following sections.