Displaying Wwn Information; Link Initialization Wwn Usage; Configuring A Secondary Mac Address - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

World Wide Names
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Displaying WWN Information

To display WWN information using Device Manager, choose FC > Advanced > WWN Manager. You
see the list of allocated WWNs.

Link Initialization WWN Usage

Exchange Link Protocol (ELP) and Exchange Fabric Protocol (EFP) use WWNs during link
initialization. The usage details differ based on the Cisco SAN-OS software release:
Both ELPs and EFPs use the VSAN WWN by default during link initialization. However, the ELP usage
changes based on the peer switch's usage:
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As of Cisco SAN-OS Release 2.0(2b), the ELP is enhanced to be compliant with FC-SW-3.
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Configuring a Secondary MAC Address

To allocate secondary MAC addresses using Device Manager, follow these steps:
Choose FC > Advanced > WWN Manager.
Step 1
You see the list of allocated WWNs as shown in
Figure 37-4
Supply the BaseMacAddress and MacAddressRange fields.
Step 2
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
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Link Initialization WWN Usage, page 37-6
Configuring a Secondary MAC Address, page 37-6
If the peer switch ELP uses the switch WWN, then the local switch also uses the switch WWN.
If the peer switch ELP uses the VSAN WWN, then the local switch also uses the VSAN WWN.
Allocated World Wide Names in Device Manager
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Figure 37-4.
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Advanced Features and Concepts