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36 Storage Center System Setup Guide

Setting Up the Storage Center

Configure Virtual Port Mode Local Ports – FC

1 Click the FC tab to select the Fibre Channel display.

Figure 31. Configure Ports (Fibre Channel)

2 Use the the dropdown menus and buttons to open dialogs that enable you to edit Fault

Domains and Virtual Ports, or to reset the defaults if you do not want to keep you edits.

 To use dropdown menus

•

Purpose

: Allows you to set the purpose for a port. Valid values for port purpose vary by

transport type and operational mode.

• Fault Domain:

Allows you to assign a controller port to a fault domain or to <none>.

•

User Alias

: Allows you to enter descriptive, user-friendly names for Physical ports.

 To use buttons

• To accept the default configuration or a modified configuration, click Assign Now.

• To skip configuration, click Cancel. When asked you to confirm, click Yes.

Port Purpose Transport Type Virtual Port Operational Mode

Unknown FC and iSCSI Port purpose is not yet defined, or the port is

unused.

Front End FC and iSCSI Port is connected to servers and is used for the

server IO path.

Back End FC Port is connected to disk enclosures.

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