HP StorageWorks 2/140 director product manager user guide - Page 93

Displaying Node Properties, Display Options

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Monitoring and Managing the Director • Port Properties-Choose this option to display the Port Properties dialog box (refer to Figure 2-11). • Define Nickname-Choose this option to display the Define Nickname dialog box, where you can define a nickname to display for the attached device instead of the device's 8-byte WWN. The Define Nickname dialog box displays the World Wide Name (WWN) of the device attached to the port. To define a nickname, enter a name of up to 32 characters in the Nickname field, and click OK. The nickname will display under the Port WWN column instead of the device's WWN. • Display Options-Choose Nickname or Worldwide Name from the submenu. Choosing Nickname displays attached devices in the Port WWN column by the nickname configured through the Define Nickname menu option. Choosing Worldwide Name displays attached devices in the Port WWN column by the device's WWN. Displaying Node Properties To open the Node Properties dialog box as shown in Figure 2-17, double-click a row in the Node List View or right-click a row and choose Node Properties from the menu. You can also right-click on a port in the Port Card View, right-click a port's row in the Port List View, and right-click on a port's bar graph in the Performance View and choose Node Properties from the menu that displays. In addition, you can display this dialog box when you click a port, port row, or bar graph in the preceding views and choose Node Properties form the secondary Port menu under the Product menu on the menu bar. Note that if a node is not logged in, a message displays indicating that node information is not available. director product manager user guide 2-33

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director product manager user guide
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Monitoring and Managing the Director
Port Properties—
Choose this option to display the
Port Properties
dialog box
(refer to
Figure 2–11
).
Define Nickname—
Choose this option to display the
Define Nickname
dialog
box, where you can define a nickname to display for the attached device instead of
the device’s 8-byte WWN.
The
Define Nickname
dialog box displays the World Wide Name (WWN) of the
device attached to the port. To define a nickname, enter a name of up to 32
characters in the
Nickname
field, and click
OK
. The nickname will display under
the
Port WWN
column instead of the device’s WWN.
Display Options—
Choose
Nickname
or
Worldwide Name
from the submenu.
Choosing
Nickname
displays attached devices in the
Port WWN
column by the
nickname configured through the
Define Nickname
menu option. Choosing
Worldwide Name
displays attached devices in the
Port WWN
column by the
device’s WWN.
Displaying Node Properties
To open the
Node Properties
dialog box as shown in
Figure 2–17
, double-click a row
in the
Node List View
or right-click a row and choose
Node Properties
from the
menu. You can also right-click on a port in the
Port Card View
, right-click a port’s
row in the
Port List View
, and right-click on a port’s bar graph in the
Performance
View
and choose
Node Properties
from the menu that displays. In addition, you can
display this dialog box when you click a port, port row, or bar graph in the preceding
views and choose
Node Properties
form the secondary
Port
menu under the
Product
menu on the menu bar. Note that if a node is not logged in, a message displays
indicating that node information is not available.