User's Manual

Understanding Global Identity Pools
Network Management 10-3
4. Click Add Identities.
5. In the Generate New Identities dialog box, enter the Identity Pr
efix that Active System Manager will
add to the beginning of the IQN. Examples of possible prefixes include product types, company names,
or site name
• The IQN Prefix can include up to 213 characters. Valid characters include uppercase and
lowercase letters, numbers, and these special characters: – _ , : .
6. Enter the number of identities to create in the Count field
(any whole number between 1 – 1,000).
7. Click OK.
The identities are added to the pool.
Virtual WWNN and WWPN Identities
Virtual FCoE identities are unique device identifiers that facilitate communication in a storage area network
with Fibre Channel over Ethernet (SAN FCoE) topology. Each FCoE identity comprises a World Wide Port
Name (WWPN) and World Wide Node Name (WWNN) that are generated based on a Virtual FCoE
Initialization Protocol (FIP) MAC Address. Adding FCoE identities enables Active System Manager to
automatically assign a WWPN and WWNN to each FCoE virtual NIC during deployment.
Adding WWNN or WWPN Identities
You can add as few as one and as many as 1,000 virtual FCoE identities at one time. The maximum number
of virtual FCoE identities that Active System Manager can manage is 250,000.
1. On the Active System Manager navigation bar menu, click the Setup perspective.
2. On the Active System Manager toolbar, click the Networking perspective.
The Networking Configuration editor appears.
3. In the Global Virtual Identity Pool folder, click WWNN or WWPN.
4. Click Add Identities.
5. In the Generate New Identities dialog box, enter the number of identities to create in the Count field
(any whole number between 1 – 1,000).
6. Click OK.
The identities are added to the respective pool.