Modifying Device Grouping

Because of not all the devices are capable of responding to FC-GS3 requests, different ports of a single server or storage subsystem may be displayed as individual end devices on the Fabric Manager map.

To group end devices in a single enclosure in order to have them represented by a single icon on the map, follow these steps:

  1. Select Storage from the Fabric Manager’s menu tree in the Physical tab.

    The end devices are displayed in the Information pane.

  2. Click on the Name field for one of the devices you want to be in the enclosure.
  3. Enter a name to identify the new enclosure’s icon on the Fabric Manager Map pane.
  4. Enter the IP address of the device in the IP Address field (optional).
  5. Click once on the Name field for that device.
  6. Press Ctrl-C to copy that name.
  7. Click on the Name field for another of the devices you want to be in the enclosure.

    Click twice if there is no name in the Name field; click three times if there is a name already in the Name field.

  8. Press Ctrl-V to paste the name into the Name field for that device.
  9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 for each device you want to add to the enclosure.
    Note To remove devices from an enclosure, triple click on the name of the device and press Delete. To remove an enclosure, repeat this step for each device in the enclosure. To change an existing enclosure, delete the enclosure and create a new one.