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Identity Pools in OpenManage Enterprise
22 Advanced Server Configuration in Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.0
If multiple Identity Pools are selected, Delete is the only operation allowed.
3.4.1 Create Identity Pool
The Create Identity Pool wizard is used to create a new Identity Pool. Click Create on the Identity Pools
portal page (Configuration Identity Pools). Each Identity Pool must have a unique name and may specify
sub-pools for Ethernet identities, iSCSI identities, FCoE identities, and/or FC identities as necessary. An
Identity Pool can even be created without any sub-pools. It wouldn’t be usable for deployment, but could be
edited later to include sub-pool definitions.
See the Identity Pools in OpenManage Enterprise section for details about the different types of identities and
sub-pools that can be configured for an Identity Pool.
It is important to remember that because a template can be associated with at most one Identity Pool, that
Identity Pool must define sub-pools for all protocols which templates associated with the pool may need. Most
templates will need Ethernet MAC addresses for virtual Ethernet identity, so a sub-pool for Ethernet MAC
addresses will usually be required. Remember also that each port on each NIC may need a virtual Ethernet
MAC address, so plan the pool size accordingly.
Other than that, each installation will need to determine whether or not their devices will require virtual
identities for iSCSI, FCoE, or FC, and configure sub-pools accordingly.
3.4.2 Modify Identity Pool
The Edit Identity Pool wizard is used to view or make changes to previously-created Identity Pools. Click Edit
on the Identity Pools portal page (Configuration Identity Pools) This wizard is the same as the Create
Identity Pool wizard, except that a couple constraints may apply to sub-pool definitions.
If an Identity Pool has either Reserved or Assigned virtual identities, then the following restrictions apply to
sub-pools already defined for the Identity Pool:
For all sub-pools that generate MAC address virtual identities (Ethernet, iSCSI, and FCoE), if the Identity
Pool defines a sub-pool for the protocol, and that sub-pool contains Reserved or Assigned virtual
identities, then the Starting MAC Address designated for that sub-pool cannot be changed and its Count
can only be increased. This constraint is made so that Reserved and Assigned virtual identity values don
ot drop out of an Identity Pool.
An equivalent constraint applies to sub-pools that generate FC address virtual identities (FCoE and FC).
Here too, if the sub-pool contains Reserved or Assigned identities then the Starting Address cannot be
changed, and the Count can only be increased.
3.4.3 Review Identity Pool Summary and Usage
This section of the page displays summary information for the last Identity Pool that was selected (or
unselected) in the Identity Pool list (even if it is no longer selected). This is essentially the same information
that is displayed if the Identity Pool is opened for editing.
This section of the page displays usage information for the last Identity Pool that was selected (or unselected)
in the Identity Pool list (even if it is no longer selected). Usage information can be displayed for Ethernet
identities, iSCSI identities, FCoE identities, or Fibre Channel (FC) identities. For the selected identity type, the
display shows the number of identities in the pool, the number of identities that are in use, and a list