If you plan to commission a partition image to a boot volume on an external storage device, you need to identify the HBA ports of your Partitionable Enterprise Partition Platform (PEPP) that will be allocated to the partition, as well as the initiator World Wide Port Name (WWPN) of the HBA ports, and provide the information to the storage administrator. The storage administrator needs this information to configure visibility from the HBA ports of the PEPP to the LUN on the external storage device where you will be creating the partition boot volume. You can view the WWPN of all the HBA ports of the platform in the Config Info tab.
To view the WWPN information of a particular HBA port
On the Fabric Manager user interface, point to System Administration, and then click CPF System.
The Details: CPF-System screen appears on the right pane.
Click Platforms and Partitions.
The Details: Platforms and Partitions screen appears on the right pane.
On the Platforms tab, double-click the platform of which you want to view the configuration information.
Click Config. Info tab.
Under Port Details, hover the cursor on the graphical representation of the HBA port. The WWPN of the port is displayed in a pop-up box.
The following image shows an example of the pop-up box displaying the WWPN of a particular HBA port.
You can also view and optionally export the list of all the HBA ports and their WWPNs. To view the list of HBAs and their WWPNs
On the Fabric Manager user interface, point to System Administration, and then click CPF System.
The Details: CPF-System screen appears on the right pane.
Click Platforms and Partitions.
The Details: Platforms and Partitions screen appears on the right pane.
On the Platforms tab, double-click the platform of which you want to view the configuration information.
Click Config. Info tab.
Under Port Details, on the upper right corner of the HBA ports column, click
. The View HBA Port Details dialog box appears. The
information displayed includes the slot number, the port number and
the corresponding WWPN (otherwise known as WWN of the port) for all
the HBA ports on the platform.To export the complete list of HBA Ports and their WWPNs, click Export. The list is exported as a file. Store the file on your local machine in any preferred folder. When providing the information to your storage administrator, be sure to identify the specific HBA ports that will be the boot paths for your partition.
The following image is an example of the View HBA Port Details dialog box.
