Adding WWNs to ports
If you want to monitor WWNs that are not connected to the storage system, you can add them to ports and set them up for monitoring with Performance Monitor.
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.
In the Performance Monitor window click the Monitored WWNs tab.
On the Monitored WWNs tab click Add New Monitored WWNs to open the Add New Monitored WWNs window.
Specify the following information for each new WWN:
|
Item |
Description |
|---|---|
|
HBA WWN (required) |
Enter the 16-digit hexadecimal number. |
|
WWN Name (optional) |
Enter the unique name to distinguish the host bus adapter from others. The WWN Name must be less than 64 characters and must consist of alphanumeric characters and at least one symbol. |
|
Port (in Available Ports) |
In the Available Ports list select the port connected to the WWN. |
Click Add. The added WWN is displayed in Selected WWNs.
If you need to remove a WWN from the Selected WWNs list, select the WWN and click Remove.
When you are done adding WWNs, click Finish.
In the Confirm window click Apply to apply the settings to the storage system.
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