Fibre Channel port-name identification

The locations of port names are identified for Fibre Channel connections.

About Fibre Channel port-name identification
The format and content of the Fibre Channel (FC) port identifier are determined by the manufacturer of the link control facility for the applicable Fibre Channel port. The identifier is an eight-byte field, which the Fibre Channel protocols use to uniquely identify the Fibre Channel port.
Locating the WWPN for an IBM System p, eServer, or an RS/6000 AIX host
You can locate the WWPN for an IBM® System p, eServer™, or an RS/6000® AIX® host by completing the following steps:
Locating the WWPN for a host that is running the Linux operating system
You can locate the WWPN for a host that is running the Linux® operating system with a QLogic adapter by completing the following steps.
Locating the WWPN for a host running the Microsoft Windows operating system
Determining the WWPN of a host that runs a Windows operating system depends on the type of HBA in your host server.
Locating the WWPN for an Oracle SPARC host
You can locate the worldwide port name (WWPN) for an Oracle SPARC host by following the steps in this topic.
Locating the WWPNs for a host that is running a VMware operating system
You can locate the worldwide port names (WWPNs) for a host that is running a VMware operating system.
Locating the WWPN for an SGI Origin host
You can locate the WWPN for an SGI Origin host that is running the IRIX operating system with a QLogic adapter by following the steps.

Parent topic: SCSI Fibre Channel host attachments