Patent ID: 9548888
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method executed by a storage system, comprising: receiving a first request that is to set a plurality of World Wide Node Names (WWNNs) of a plurality of ports of a host bus adapter of the storage system at which are advertised at least one Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) device; generating, automatically and without user intervention, a plurality of WWNNs in response to receiving the first request; and assigning a first WWNN of the automatically generated plurality of WWNNs to a first port of the plurality of ports so that the at least one SCSI device is visible over a Fibre Channel (FC) network as a target for SCSI requests at the first port assigned the first WWNN, and assigning a second WWNN of the automatically generated plurality of WWNNs to a second port of the plurality of ports, wherein the second WWNN is different than the first WWNN.