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Configuring SDV
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You see the Create Virtual Devices dialog box (see
Figure 27-7
Step 7 Select the Virtual Device ID from the drop-down list (ranges from 1 to 4096).
Step 8 Enter a Name for the Virtual Device. Select the Virtual Domain and enter a Virtual FC ID for the virtual
target.
Step 9 Click Create to create the virtual target.
Step 10 Click the CFS icon to commit and distribute the configuration changes.
The pWWN of the virtual target does not appear in the zoning end devices database in Fabric Manager.
Note
If you want to zone the virtual device with a pWWN, you must enter it in the Add Member to Zone dialog
box when creating a zone. However, if the device alias is in enhanced mode, the virtual device names
appear in the device alias database in the Fabric Manager zoning window. In this case, users can choose
to select either the device alias name or enter the pWWN in the Add Member to Zone dialog box.
For more information, see the
Caution Set the device alias mode to enhanced when using SDV (because the pWWN of a virtual device could
change).
For example, SDV is enabled on a switch and a virtual device is defined. SDV assigns a pWWN for the
virtual device, and it is zoned based on the pWWN in a zone. If you later disable SDV, this configuration
is lost. If you reenable SDV and create the virtual device using the same name, there is no guarantee that
it will get the same pWWN again. Hence, you would have to rezone the pWWN-based zone. However,
if you perform zoning based on the device-alias name, there are no configuration changes required if or
when the pWWN changes.
Be sure you understand how device alias modes work before enabling them. Refer to
"Distributing Device Alias Services"

Linking a Virtual Device with a Physical Device

After creating a virtual device and configuring it as part of a zone, you can define the primary device for
it using the link command, which is also used to fail over to the secondary device.
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Create Virtual Devices Dialog Box
"Adding Zone Members" section on page
for details and requirements about device alias modes.
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