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FIGURE 9 Boot Code Image Upload dialog box
4. Click the Browse button and navigate to the location of the boot code image.
5. Select the boot code image and click Open.
The selected file uploads. If an error occurs during the uploading process, an error message
displays.
Virtual Port configuration
Virtual ports (V_Ports) appear to the hosts as physical ports in the data network. One or more
virtual ports are assigned to each host, and a host can access storage at a virtual port only if the
virtual port has been assigned to the host.
NOTE
You can not crea te a V _Po rt that already exists in the Names dialog. If you need to re-create a V_Port
that has been deleted through an interface other than the currently managing HCM or the V_Ports
deleted on Linux servers reboot, you must first manually remove the V_Port’s WWN from the Names
dialog box in HCM. If you do not manually remove the V_Port from HCM, an error message displays
that the V_Port already exists. See “Removing a name entry” on page43 for instructions.

Creating a Virtual Port

You create virtual ports on HBA ports and FCoE ports only; virtual ports are not supported on an
adapter. Virtual ports are not supported for VMware and Solaris agents.
1. Select a physical HBA port or an FCoE port from the device tree.
2. Select Configure > Virtual Port > Create from the main menu.
OR
Right-click the physical port and select Virtual Port > Create from the list.
The Virtual Port Creation dialog box displays. The following fields are system-generated:
•Physical port world wide name.
•Virtual port world wide name - This WWN must be unique.
•Virtual node world wide name - The system returns the default node WWN, which is the
physical port node WWN.