Creating And Deleting Virtual Ports (Fc And Fcoe Ports Only); Creating Virtual Ports - Emulex ProLiant BL620c - G7 Server User Manual

8. Click OK. The New WWPN and new WWNN values are saved for Volatile or Non-Volatile use.
The new WWPN and WWNN appear in the Pending Changes section in the WWN Management
area of the Maintenance tab.
9. Reboot the system for the changes to take effect. The new WWPN and WWNN will appear in the
Pending Changes section of the Maintenance dialog box until the system is rebooted. After
rebooting, the changes are applied and appear in the Current section of the Maintenance dialog
box.
Note: For VMware ESX 3i and 4i: After changing the WWN of an adapter, you must reboot
the ESX 4i system before trying to access the adapter on that system. Refer to
VMware's documentation to learn how.
Note: For ESX 4.0 COS: If you are using the CIM Interface to access adapters, after
changing the WWN of an adapter you must restart the CIMOM (i.e. SFCB) on the
ESX 4.0 COS system before trying to access the adapter on that system. Refer to
VMware's documentation to learn how to restart the CIMOM.

Creating and Deleting Virtual Ports (FC and FCoE Ports Only)

Creating Virtual Ports

The OneCommand Manager application can automatically generate the WWPN for the virtual port
based on the WWPN for the physical port or you can manually type the WWPN. You can generate virtual
ports on 4 Gb/s and 8 Gb/s adapters.You cannot generate virtual ports on 1 Gb/s and 2 Gb/s adapters.
Note: Neither the OneCommand Manager application nor the hbacmd utility can be used to
create or delete virtual ports on any VMware ESX server. Whereas VMware ESX
server supports NPIV, only VMware management tools can be used to create and
delete virtual ports.
The NPIV driver parameter must be enabled before attempting to create a virtual port. The driver
parameter name varies slightly depending upon your operating system:
• For Windows: enableNPIV. On the Storport Miniport system, the SLIMode driver parameter
must also be set to 0 or 3.
• For Solaris: enable-npiv
• For Linux 8.2: lpfc_enable_npiv
See "Configuring the Fibre Channel or FCoE Adapter Driver" on page 78 for more information on
enabling driver parameters.
To create a virtual port:
1. Do one of the following:
• From the View menu, select Group Adapters by Virtual Ports.
• From the toolbar, click
2. From the discovery-tree, select the adapter port on which you want to create a virtual port. The
Virtual Ports tab appears.
The OneCommand Utility User Manual
Group Adapters by Virtual Ports.
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