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2-14 Dell PowerVault SAN Administrator’sGuide
Getting the Connected Device WWNs
Using the PowerVault 5xF Fibre Channel
Switch Name Server Table
Zoning is required in heterogeneous SAN configurations to separate incompatible
environments, such as separating Windows environments and storage from NetWare
environments. It may be used in other configurations depending on the components
and environments in your SAN. Zoning uses World-Wide Names (WWNs) to uniquely
identify each target device in a SAN.
YoucanobtaintheWWNsofdevicesthatareconnectedtoeachswitchbyusingthe
nsShow command through a Telnet or serial session. This command lists the con-
tents of the name server table in the switch. The list of WWNs are sorted by the
physical port number to which the devices are connected. (The position in the name
server table listing does not identify the physical port to which the device is con-
nected.) The WWN listing shows both the port and node WWNs. This method of
obtaining the WWNs is recommended if the fabric contains only PowerVault 50F
switches; however, it can be used for PowerVault 51F and 56F switches as well.
In a fabric with a PowerVault 51F or 56F switch (running version 2.1.
x
firmware), the
name server information for the entire fabric can be accessed from the Dell
PowerVault Switch Manager application program using a Web browser. To access the
name server information, start the Switch Manager application program by connect-
ingtoaPowerVault51For56FswitchthroughaWebbrowser(seethe
Dell
PowerVault Switch Manager User’sGuide
for more information). From the Fabric
View page (the first page displayed in the browser), click the Name Server Table
button to launch the Name Server Table View. The table displays the port and node
WWNs of each device in the fabric, the switch to which the device is connected
(identified by domain ID), and the physical port to which the device is connected. The
Name Server Table View also identifies zone membership information for the
device.
The following WWN information can be used to identify each type of device that is
connected to a switch:
• xx:xx:00:60:69:xx:xx:xx — PowerVault 50F, 51F, or 56F switch
• xx:xx:00:60:16:xx:xx:xx — PowerVault 650F storage processor
• xx:xx:00:80:e5:xx:xx:xx — PowerVault 660F storage system
• xx:xx:00:e0:8b:xx:xx:xx — QLA2100/2200 HBA
• xx:xx:00:e0:02:xx:xx:xx — PowerVault 35F bridge
• xx:xx:00:b0:d0:xx:xx:xx — PowerVault 530F SAN appliance
For more information on using WWNs when configuring zones, see Chapter 15,
“Managing Fibre Channel Fabric Switch Zones.”