Users Guide

NOTE: The IQN prefix cannot exceed 213 characters, must contain only alphanumeric

characters (uppercase and lowercase), and the following special characters: – _ , : .

3. Select Auto Generate Identities if needed during deployments check box to automatically generate

the Virtual IQN addresses during the deployment, if required.

Adding Virtual WWPN Identities

At a time, you can add as few as one and as many as 1,024 virtual WWPN identities. The maximum

number of virtual WWPN identities that ASM can manage is 16,000.

1. On the Virtual WWPN page of the Create Virtual Identity Pool wizard, in the Number of Virtual

WWPN Identities box, type the total number of virtual WWPN identities that you want to add (any

whole number between 1 – 1,024).

2. From WWPN Prefix drop-down list, select the WWPN prefix to be added to the beginning of the

WWPN.

3. Select Auto Generate Identities if needed during deployments check box to automatically generate

the Virtual WWPN addresses during the deployment, if required.

Adding Virtual WWNN Identities

At a time, you can add as few as one and as many as 1,024 virtual WWNN identities. The maximum

number of virtual WWNN identities that ASM can manage is 16,000.

1. On the Virtual WWNN page of the Create Virtual Identity Pool wizard, in Number of Virtual WWNN

Identities

type the total number of virtual WWNN identities that you want to add (any whole number

between 1 – 1,024).

2. From the WWNN Prefix drop-down list, select the WWNN prefix to be added to the beginning of the

WWNN.

3. Select Auto Generate Identities if needed during deployments check box if you want to

automatically generate the Virtual WWNN addresses during the deployment.

Deleting Virtual Identity Pools

NOTE: You cannot delete a Global virtual identity pool, and you cannot delete the virtual identity

pools that are currently associated with a template or if the virtual identity pools contain identities in

an Assigned or Reserved state.

1. In the left pane, click Settings → Virtual Identity Pools.

2. On the Virtual Identity Pools page, select the check boxes next to the virtual identity pools that you

want to delete, and then click Delete.

3. Click OK when the confirmation message is displayed.