Deployment Guide

Configuring an FA-PWWN for an HBA connected to an Access
Gateway
To configure an FA-PWWN, assign the FA-PWWN on the Access Gateway switch. The FA-PWWN
feature is enabled by default on the HBA. Refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide for a list
of supported HBAs.
1. Log in to the edge switch to which the Access Gateway is directly connected.
2. Assign the FA-PWWN.
• If you are manually assigning a WWN, enter the following command:
fapwwn --assign -ag AG_WWN -port AG_port -v Virtual_PWWN
• If you want the WWN to be automatically assigned, enter the following command:
fapwwn --assign -ag AG_WWN -port AG_port
3. Display the FA-PWWN.
fapwwn --show -ag all
You should see output similar to the following sample. The FA-PWWNs are in the Virtual Port WWN
column. (In this example, long lines of output are shown split across two lines, for better readability.)
-----------------------------------------------------------
AG Port Port Device Port WWN \
-----------------------------------------------------------
10:00:00:05:1e:65:8a:d5/16 -- --:--:--:--:--:--:--:-- \
10:00:00:05:1e:d7:3d:dc/8 20 20:08:00:05:1e:d7:2b:74 \
10:00:00:05:1e:d7:3d:dc/9 20 20:09:00:05:1e:d7:2b:73 \
10:00:00:05:1e:d7:3d:dc/16 -- --:--:--:--:--:--:--:-- \
------------------------------------------------------------
Virtual Port WWN PID Enable MapType
------------------------------------------------------------
52:00:10:00:00:0f:50:30 -- Yes AG/Auto
11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88 11403 Yes AG/User
52:00:10:00:00:0f:50:33 11404 Yes AG/Auto
52:00:10:00:00:0f:50:38 -- Yes AG/Auto
4. Display the FA-PWWN on the HBA.
The following steps are to be executed on the server and not the switch.
a) Log in to the server as root.
b) Enter the following command to display the FA-PWWN.
# bcu port --faa_query port_id
FAA state: Enabled
PWWN: 11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88
PWWN source: Fabric
The HBA retains the FA-PWWN until rebooted. This means you cannot unplug and plug the
cable into a different port on the Access Gateway. You must reboot the HBA before moving
the HBA to a different port.
If you move an HBA to a different port on a switch running Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later, the
HBA will disable its port. The port remains disabled even if you then move the HBA to a port
on a switch running a version of Fabric OS earlier than 7.0.0.
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