The middle pane shows external ports of the local storage system that connects to the external storage system that you selected in the left pane.
◦Port: external port of the local storage system. One of the following icons appears:
: Ports in the Standard mode.
: Ports in the Initiator/External MIX mode.
The right pane shows the WWN of the external storage system for which the port attribute is set to Target. The WWN connecting to the port selected in the middle pane is displayed out of the WWN of the external storage system selected in the left pane.
◦ WWN: Identification number of the port in the external storage system.
•Port Discovery button (Upper right of the dialog box)
Allows you to update information in the Available Paths or display the information on all the external storage systems connected to the local storage system even without the mapping configuration. When you click Port Discovery, the port discovery dialog box opens.
Figure 32 Port Discovery Dialog Box
The Port Discovery dialog box shows the list of the external ports in the local storage system. When you click the external port in the list, WWNs of the external storage system connected to the clicked external port are searched for, and the Available Paths in the Configure
NOTE: Depending on the status of external subsystem port, the WWN of the external subsystem that is connected to the selected external port may not be displayed. If this happens, change the settings of the external subsystem port and then remove and reinsert the cable. After you have changed the settings, click Port Discovery.
•Selected Paths (Lower part of the dialog box)
The
◦Priority: Priority of the
◦Port: Port of the local storage system that the port attribute is set to External.
◦WWN: WWN of the external storage system that the port attribute is set to Target.
•OK button
Saves the settings and closes the dialog box.