Brocade Communications Systems 804 manual Virtual Port Creation dialog box

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Virtual Port Creation dialog box

The Virtual Port Creation dialog box enables you to create a new virtual port from a physical port.

Opening the dialog box

1.Select a physical 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.

Fields and components

Field	Description
Physical Port WWN	Displays the world wide name for the physical port.
Virtual Port WWN text box	Enter a unique world wide name for the virtual port.
	The default node WWN is the physical port node WWN. You must
	manually change it to a unique WWN for the virtual port.
Use auto-generated check box	Click to auto-generate the virtual port world wide name. By default,
	auto-generate is selected.
Generate Again button	Click to regenerate the virtual port WWN and the virtual node WWN.
Virtual Node WWN text box	Enter a unique world wide name for the virtual node.
	The default node WWN is the physical port node WWN. You must
	manually change it to a unique WWN for the virtual port.
Symbolic Name text box	Enter the symbolic name associated with the virtual port.
Name text box	Enter the name for the virtual port.
Description text box	Enter a description for the virtual port.

Using the dialog box

Refer to the following topics for specific procedures using this dialog box:

•“Virtual port configuration”

•“Creating a virtual port”

•“Deleting a virtual port”

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