Users Guide

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 and 1,024).
2. From the WWNN Prefix drop-down list, select the WWNN prefix to be added to the starting 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. On the home page, click Settings, and then click 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.
Exporting virtual identity pools
You can export the .txt file that contains the virtual identity pools information.
1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Virtual Identity Pools.
2. On the Virtual Identity Pools page, select the virtual identity pools detail that you want to export, and
then click
Export.
3. Open or save the file.
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