Locating the WWPN for an IBM eServer iSeries host

Complete this task to locate the WWPN for an IBM® iSeries™ host.

Note: This section applies only to i5/OS partitions.

You can find the 16-digit worldwide port name (WWPN) for an iSeries host system in the field for port worldwide name by displaying the detail on the 2766, 2787, and 5760 IOA Logical Hardware Resource information in the Hardware Service Manager in SST/DST. You can also find the WWPN by appending the number 1000 to the beginning of the 12-digit IEEE address found on the tailstock label of the fibre-channel input/output adapter (IOA).

You can locate the WWPN for an iSeries host by performing the following steps:
  1. On the iSeries Main Menu panel, type strsst.
  2. On the Start Service Tools (STRSST) Sign On panel, type your service tools user ID and password.
  3. On the System Service Tools (SST) panel, type 1 to select Start a service tool.
  4. On the Start a Service Tool panel, type 7 to select Hardware service manager.
  5. On the Hardware Service Manager panel, type 1 to select Packaging hardware resources (systems, frames, cards,...).
  6. On the Packaging Hardware Resources panel, type 9 to select the System Expansion unit.
  7. On the Packaging Hardware Resources panel, type 8 to select Storage IOA.
  8. On the Logical Resources Associated with a Packaging Resource panel, type 5 to select Storage IOA.
  9. On the Auxiliary Storage Hardware Resource Detail panel, locate the field name for the worldwide port name. The number in the right column is the WWPN.
    Note: If you have exchanged a 2766 fibre channel IOA in the iSeries host, you must update the WWPN of the new 2766, 2787, or 5760 IOA.
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