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1. In the Number of predefined octets box, type or select the number of octets that you want to predefine in the MAC
addresses that will be generated.
NOTE: The octet values you define must not match with a multicast or broadcast address. If you provide
00 as the value for all the octets, the first value of the last octet that is generated is 01.
2. Type the octet values that you want to define in the appropriate fields, and then click Next.
b. If you want to import the MAC addresses from a .csv file, click Import from file and perform the following:
NOTE: You can import up to 1000 identities using a .csv file. The .csv file must have a column titled Name or
Value.
1. Click Import.
2. On the Import Wizard, click Import.
3. Browse and select the .csv file and click Open. The Import Results window is displayed.
4. Close the Import Results window and the Import Wizard, and then click Next.
Figure 23. Sample .csv file with MAC addresses
5. On the FCoE Node Name Identities page, perform one of the following:
NOTE: It is not necessary to have a virtual I/O pool with FC attributes for deploying on a Converged Network
Adapter (CNA) card because the FC attributes are automatically generated by OpenManage Essentials based on
the virtual FIP MAC address.
NOTE: If you do not want to include fibre channel WWNN identities in the virtual I/O pool, clear the Include Fibre
Channel WWNN Identities in the pool option, and then click Next.
a. If you want to provide a prefix for the WWNN identities that will be generated, click Specify a prefix to allocate from and
perform the following:
1. In the Number of predefined octets box, type or select the number of octets that you want to predefine in the
WWNN identities that will be generated.
NOTE: The first octet of the WWNN identity must start with 2, 5, or 6.
2. Type the octet values that you want to define in the appropriate fields, and then click Next.
b. If you want to import the WWNN identities from a .csv file, click Import from file and perform the following:
NOTE: You can import up to 1000 identities using a .csv file. The .csv file must have a column titled Name or
Value.
1. Click Import.
2. On the Import Wizard, click Import.
3. Browse and select the .csv file and click Open. The Import Results window is displayed.
4. Close the Import Results window and the Import Wizard, and then click Next.
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