Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise User Manual - Supporting DCFM 10.3.x (53-1001357-01, October 2009)

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Storage port mapping configuration

The Management application enables you to see multiple ports on your storage devices in a SAN. It

also displays the relationship between multiple ports and represents them as attached to a storage

array (device) in the Device Tree, Topology, and Fabric views. Occasionally, there are cases where

the Management application cannot see the relationship between ports attached to the same

storage device. Therefore, the Management application allows you to manually associate the

connections that the system is unable to make.

The Management application allows you to create and assign properties to a Storage Device during

the mapping process using the Storage Port Mapping dialog box. Once a Storage Device has

multiple ports assigned to it you cannot change the device type.

NOTE

When you open the Storage Port Mapping dialog box, Discovery is automatically turned off. When

you close the Storage Port Mapping dialog box, Discovery automatically restarts.

During Discovery, if a previously mapped Storage Port is found to have a relationship with a port

just discovered, the Management application automatically reassigns the Storage Port to the

proper mapping. The two Ports are grouped together. This grouping is visually represented as a

Storage Device. This Storage Device contains Node information from the discovered port and

populates default information where available.

The Management application allows you to change the Device Type of a discovered device. Isolated

Storage Ports are represented as Storage Devices. Using the Storage Port Mapping dialog you

cannot change the device type to an HBA, JBOD, and so on. However, once a device has been

identified as type Storage with ports assigned, you can no longer change its type.

Creating a storage array

To create a storage array, complete the following steps.

1. Open the Storage Port Mapping dialog box by performing one of the following actions:

- Select a storage port icon in the topology view, then select Discover > Storage Port

Mapping.

- Right-click any storage port icon in the topology view and select Storage Port Mapping.

- Right-click any storage port in the Device Tree and select Storage Port Mapping.

The Storage Port Mapping dialog box displays.

2. Click New Storage.

A new storage array displays in the Storage Array list in edit mode.

3. Rename the new storage array and press Enter.