Users Guide

Create Identity Pool - Pool Information
Identity pools are used for template-based deployment on servers to virtualize the network identity for the following:
● Ethernet
● iSCSI
● Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
● Fibre Channel (FC)
You can create a maximum of 5000 identity pools in each of these categories.
The server deployment process fetches the next available identity from the pool and uses while providing a server from the
template description. You can then migrate the profile from one server to another without losing access to the network or
storage resources in your environment.
You can edit the number of entries in the pool. However, you cannot reduce the number of entries less than those assigned or
reserved. You can also delete the entries that are not assigned or reserved.
Pool Name Enter a name of the identity pool. The pool name can have a maximum length of 255 characters.
Description Enter a description for the identity pool. The maximum length of the description is 255 characters.
Actions
Next Displays the Ethernet tab.
Finish Saves the changes and displays the Identity Pools page.
Cancel Closes the Create Identity Pool wizard without saving the changes.
Identity pools
An identity pool is a collection of one or more virtual identity types that are required for network communication. An identity
pool can contain a combination of any of the following virtual identity types:
● Ethernet identities
The Identities which are defined by the Media Access Control (MAC) address. MAC addresses are required for Ethernet
(LAN) communications.
● iSCSI identities
The Identities which are defined by the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN). IQN identities are required to support boot-from-SAN by
using the iSCSI protocol.
● Fibre Channel (FC) identities
The Identities which are defined by the World Wide Node Name (WWNN) and World Wide Port Name (WWPN). A WWNN
identity is assigned to a node (device) in an FC fabric and may be shared by some or all ports of a device. A WWPN identity
is assigned to each port in an FC fabric and is unique to each port. WWNN and WWPN identities are required to support
boot-from-SAN and for data access using FC and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols.
● Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) identities
Identities that provide a unique virtual identity for FCoE operations. These identities are defined by both MAC address and
the FC addresses (that is WWNN and WWPN). WWNN and WWPN identities are required to support boot-from-SAN and for
data access using FC and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols.
OpenManage Enterprise uses the identity pools to automatically assign virtual identities to the device deployment template that
is used for deploying a server.
NOTE:
● For the identities that belong to an existing identity pool but were deployed outside of OpenManage Enterprise, a new
Configuration Inventory job must be initiated to identify and designate them as 'assigned' in the appliance.
70 Manage device deployment templates