Viewing a World Wide Port Name

This section introduces two ways to view a World Wide Port Name (WWPN) for each drive slot in the TS3500 tape library.

The TS3500 tape library assigns a WWPN to each drive slot in the library. The WWPN does not change whenever a drive is swapped, replaced, or rebooted. Thus, if a drive needs service or replacement, host parameters do not need to be changed or reconfigured. In addition, the library's configuration can easily survive a reboot. To determine the WWPN for a drive, use one of the following methods.