Chapter 18. Windows SAS configuration guide for IBM BladeCenter 557
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Figure 18-4 SAS Expansion Card - LSI Logic Config Utility adapter selected
Record the Worldwide Port Name (WWPN) of the first port on the SAS Expansion Card. The
WWPN is needed for defining host ports on the DS3500 System Storage subsystem. The
WWPN can also be retrieved from the SAS Connectivity Module Web interface.
The WWPN can also be recorded by selecting the Hardware VPD ďŽ Blade Bay (in our
example Blade4) ďŽ Expansion Card. This opens BladeCenter Vital Product Data, select
Ports tab to record the WWPNs as shown in Figure 18-5
Figure 18-5 Expansion Card Unique IDs
The name of the SAS adapter for the expansion card is SAS3020XD and is visible in the
Adapter List screen. To determine if the SAS adapter is the expansion card, select a SAS
adapter and use the View SAS Topology screen to display whether the SAS adapter is
connected to the internal hard disk drives or to the SAS connectivity modules in your
BladeCenter chassis, as shown in Figure 18-6 on page 558.
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