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6.In the  Edit Ports  window, select the  Port Speed check box, and then
select the desired port speed (select the speed in the unit of Gbps
(Gigabit per second).
If  Auto  is selected, the storage system automatically sets the speed to
2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps.Note:  When setting speed on a Fibre Channel port:
• If the HBAs (host bus adapters) and switches support 2 Gbps, use the fixed speed of 2 Gbps for the CHF (channel adapter for Fibre Channel)
port speed. If they support 4, 8, or 16 Gbps, use 4, 8, or...

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• For Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage systems:Click  Ports/Host Groups .
• For other available storage systems: From the  Actions list in the application pane, select  Element
Manager . Refer to the documentation for the native management tool
for your storage system.
3. In the  Ports/Host Groups  window, select the Ports tab.
4. Select the desired port.
5. Select  Edit Ports .
6. In the  Edit Ports  window, select the  Address (Loop ID)  check box,
and then select the address.
7. Click  Finish ....

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7.Click  Finish .
8. In the  Confirm  window, confirm the settings.
9. Enter a unique  Task Name or accept the default, and then click  Apply.
If  Go to tasks window for status  is checked, the Tasks window
opens.
Related tasks •
Enabling LUN security on a port  on page 218
Managing LUN paths This module describes path management; how to specify LUN paths, edithost mode and host mode options, and how to specify LUN paths after replacing or exchanging a host bus adapter.
About LUN path management When you...

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Because allocated volumes belong to a specific host group or iSCSI target,the same target host port is set for all volumes in any given host group or
iSCSI target. Therefore, when adding or deleting a host port for one or more
volumes, you must select all of the volumes that belong to that host group or
iSCSI target to maintain consistent LUN path assignments for all volumes.
When a FC or FCoE connection is used, you can change host modes and host
mode options depending on the situation, for example when...

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Procedure1. On the  Resources  tab, expand the tree for storage systems, hosts, file
servers, or logical groups to display volumes.
2. Select one or more volumes for which you want to edit LUN paths. If
selecting multiple volumes, they must belong to the same configuration
host group.
3. In the selected volume, click  More Actions, and select Edit LUN Paths .
4. In the  Edit LUN Paths  dialog box, use the topographical graph or
selection table view to map storage ports to host ports. In both views, you...

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9.Click  Submit .
If you selected  Now, the editing LUN path process begins
10. You can check the progress and result of the editing LUN paths task on
the  Tasks & Alerts  tab.
Verify the results for each task by viewing the details of the task.
Result
The LUN path settings you edited are displayed correctly.
Related concepts
•
About LUN path management  on page 223
Related tasks
•
Allocating global-active device pairs  on page 291
•
Allocating global-active device pairs using existing volumes  on page...

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2.Select a volume that belongs to the target host group (if selecting
multiple volumes, they must belong to the same configuration host
group).
3. Click  More Actions , and select Edit LUN Paths .
4. In the  Edit LUN Paths  dialog box, click  Host Group and LUN Settings ,
and modify the host group name, host mode, or host mode options as needed.
5. Click  Show Plan  and confirm that the information in the plan summary
is correct.
If changes are required, click  Back.
6. (Optional) Update the task name...

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2.After selecting the target operating system, select the target host row,
and click  More Actions > Exchange HBAs .
3. Enter the  New WWN  or select a WWN from the table.
4. Enter the  WWN from which to model paths  or select a WWN from the
list.
The selected WWN will be removed from the host.
5. Click  Add.
6. In the  WWN Pairs  list, verify that the listed HBA WWN combination
before and after the replacement are paired correctly.Tip:
• If the WWN information is updated when the host is refreshed, the...

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Prerequisites
• Identify the new WWN for the HBA that is being added
• Identify the WWN from which to model paths
• Verify that the new HBA is physically connected.
Procedure 1. On the  Resources  tab, select  Hosts.
2. After selecting the target operating system, select the target host row,
and click  More Actions > Add HBAs .
3. Enter the  New WWN  or select a WWN from the list.
4. Enter the  WWN from which to model paths  or select a WWN from the
list.
5. Click  Add.
6. In the WWN Pairs list, verify...

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Related concepts
•
About LUN path management  on page 223
Related tasks
•
Removing LUN paths after adding an HBA  on page 230
•
Editing a WWN nickname  on page 368
Removing LUN paths after adding an HBA Remove a WWN from the host and also delete the related LUN paths.
Prerequisites
• Identify the WWN of the HBA you are removing
Procedure 1. On the  Resources  tab, select  Hosts.
2. After selecting the target operating system, select the target host row,
and click  More Actions > Remove HBAs .
3. Enter...
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