HP BL680c HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager User Guide - Page 70

Tracking individual WWN addresses, Creating WWN exclusion ranges, World Wide Names

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user-defined WWNs. You can use the HP-predefined range only for import profiles or profiles created on previous versions of VCEM. To access WWN addresses from the VCEM home page, click the World Wide Names hyperlink. The WWN Ranges List page appears. Figure 7-2 WWN Ranges List page Tracking individual WWN addresses Individual addresses in a WWN range (HP-predefined, VCEM-defined, or user-defined) can be monitored by clicking on the Individual addresses secondary tab within the WWN Ranges List page. The following table lists and describes the WWN address status at Individual address page. Item Free In use External Address Excluded Addresses Description Address available to use in VCEM. Address currently used by a server profile in VCEM. Addresses used by server profiles in a VC Domain that has been released back to Virtual Connect Manager and no longer managed by VCEM. Addresses that reside in a VCEM Exclusion range list. VCEM will not allocate any address that is marked as excluded. Creating WWN exclusion ranges VCEM requires that you define exclusion ranges for both MAC and WWN address ranges that are in use by VC Domains outside VCEM management. Exclusion ranges are used to set aside addresses that might be in use for other purposes within your data center. Excluded address ranges are not assigned for use by VCEM. 1. From the VCEM home page, under the Administration heading, click the World Wide Names hyperlink. 2. From the Select ranges to configure list, select WWN. 70 Managing MAC and WWN addresses

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user-defined WWNs. You can use the HP-predefined range only for import profiles or profiles created on
previous versions of VCEM.
To access WWN addresses from the VCEM home page, click the
World Wide Names
hyperlink. The WWN
Ranges List page appears.
Figure 7-2 WWN Ranges List page
Tracking individual WWN addresses
Individual addresses in a WWN range (HP-predefined, VCEM-defined, or user-defined) can be monitored
by clicking on the Individual addresses secondary tab within the WWN Ranges List page.
The following table lists and describes the WWN address status at Individual address page.
Description
Item
Address available to use in VCEM.
Free
Address currently used by a server profile in VCEM.
In use
Addresses used by server profiles in a VC Domain that has been
released back to Virtual Connect Manager and no longer
managed by VCEM.
External Address
Addresses that reside in a VCEM Exclusion range list. VCEM will
not allocate any address that is marked as excluded.
Excluded Addresses
Creating WWN exclusion ranges
VCEM requires that you define exclusion ranges for both MAC and WWN address ranges that are in use
by VC Domains outside VCEM management. Exclusion ranges are used to set aside addresses that might
be in use for other purposes within your data center. Excluded address ranges are not assigned for use by
VCEM.
1.
From the VCEM home page, under the Administration heading, click the
World Wide Names
hyperlink.
2.
From the Select ranges to configure list, select
WWN
.
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