Administrator Guide

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Rename a Front-End I/O Port
Set a display name for a physical or virtual I/O port to make it more identiable.
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Storage tab.
3 In the Storage tab navigation pane, select Fault Domains, then click the Front End Ports subtab.
4 Double-click the desired I/O port.
The Hardware tab for the I/O port opens.
5 Click Edit Settings.
The Edit Controller Port Settings dialog box opens.
6 In the Name eld, type a descriptive name for the I/O port.
7 Click OK.
The Edit Controller Port Settings dialog box closes.
Reset a Front-End IO Port Name to the WWN
Reset a physical or virtual IO port name to the World Wide Name if you no longer need the descriptive name dened by an administrator.
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Hardware tab.
3 In the Hardware tab navigation pane, expand Controllers→ controller name→ IO Ports→transport type, then select the IO port.
4 In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.
5 Click Reset name to WWN.
6 Click OK.
Change the Preferred Physical IO Port for a Virtual IO Port
Under normal operating conditions, a FC or iSCSI virtual port is hosted by its preferred physical port.
Prerequisites
The fault domain must be congured for virtual port mode.
• If a Storage Center has IO ports with dierent performance characteristics, you may want to congure a virtual port to use a particular
physical port.
• If a physical port is removed from a Storage Center, the corresponding virtual port must be assigned to a dierent physical port.
• A single physical port can be the preferred port for multiple virtual ports.
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Hardware tab.
3 In the Hardware tab navigation pane, expand Controllers→ controller name→ IO Ports→transport type→physical IO port, then select
the virtual IO port.
4 In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.
5 From the Preferred Parent drop-down menu, select the WWN of the physical IO port that should host the virtual port when possible.
6 Click OK.
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