Entering the wwn, Entering the wwn checksum, Location of the world wide name labels – HP 3000 Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

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Entering the WWN

Fibre Channel protocol requires that each controller pair have a unique WWN. This 16-character

alphanumeric name identifies the controller pair on the storage system. Two WWN labels attached to the

rack identify the storage system WWN and checksum. See

Figure 4

.

NOTE:

The WWN is unique to a controller pair and cannot be used for any other controller pair or device

anywhere on the network.

This is the only WWN applicable to any controller installed in a specific physical location, even a

replacement controller.

Once a WWN is assigned to a controller, you cannot change the WWN while the controller is part

of the same storage system.

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Figure 4 Location of the World Wide Name labels

Complete the following procedure to assign the WWN to each pair of controllers.

1.

Turn the power switches on both controllers off.

2.

Apply power to the rack.

3.

Turn the power switch on both controllers on.

NOTE:

Notifications of the startup test steps that have been executed are displayed while the

controller is booting. It may take up to two minutes for the steps to display. The default

WWN entry display has a 0 in each of the 16 positions.

4.

Press

or

until the first character of the WWN is displayed. Press

to accept this character

and select the next.

5.

Repeat the preceding step to enter the remaining characters.

6.

Press

to accept the WWN and select the checksum entry mode.

Entering the WWN checksum

The second part of the WWN entry procedure is to enter the two-character checksum, as follows.

1.

Verify that the initial WWN checksum displays 0 in both positions.

2.

Press

or

until the first checksum character is displayed. Press

to accept this character and

select the second character.

3.

Press

or

until the second character is displayed. Press

to accept the checksum and exit.

4.

Verify that the default display is automatically selected. This indicates that the checksum is valid.

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