Editing the WWN nickname

Prerequisites

Required role: Storage Administrator (Performance Management)

Procedure

Display the Performance Monitor window.

In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:

Select Analytics in Explorer.

Select Performance Monitor in the tree to open the Performance Monitor window.

In Command Suite:

Select the Resources tab, and expand the Storage Systems tree.

Right-click the target storage system and then select Performance Monitor.

Click the Monitored WWNs tab to see the list of WWNs being monitored.

Select the WWN to edit. You can edit only one WWN at a time. If you select multiple WWNs, an error will occur.

On the Monitored WWNs tab click Edit WWN to open the Edit WWN window.

On the Edit WWN window edit the HBA WWN and WWN Name fields as needed.

HBA WWN

A 16-digit hexadecimal number. The value of HBA WWN must be unique in the storage system.

WWN Name

The nickname distinguishes the host bus adapter from others. The WWN Name must be less than 64 digits and must consist of alphanumeric characters and at least one symbol.

When you are done editing WWNs, click Finish.

In the Confirm window click Apply to apply the settings to the storage system.