Finding a WWN on a Solaris host

JNI Fibre Channel adapters are supported in a Solaris environment. For further information about Fibre Channel adapter support, or if using a Fibre Channel adapter other than JNI, contact customer support for instructions for finding the WWN.

Procedure

  1. Verify that the Fibre Channel adapters and device drivers are installed.

  2. Log on to the Solaris host with root access.

  3. Use the dmesg |grep Fibre command to list the installed Fibre Channel devices and their WWNs.

  4. Verify that the Fibre Channel adapters listed are correct, and record the listed WWNs.

    Example: 
    # dmesg |grep Fibre          <- Enter the dmesg command.
 : 
fcaw1: JNI Fibre Channel Adapter model FCW 
fcaw1: Fibre Channel WWN: 200000e0694011a4      <- Record the WWN. 
fcaw2: JNI Fibre Channel Adapter model FCW 
fcaw2: Fibre Channel WWN: 200000e06940121e     <- Record the WWN.
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Parent Topic
  • How to find the WWN of a host bus adapter

    Before physically attaching the storage system to hosts, some preparation work needs to be performed. After you verify that the Fibre Channel adapters and device drivers are installed on the open-system hosts, you must find the World Wide Name (WWN) of each host bus adapter that will be connected to the storage system.