I figured it out...I simply needed to start the OS install. In this case VMware ESX.

another good tip:
Go to the HBA bios, and start: scan for the luns.
It usually logs in to the switch and the array too...

That didn't work for me - I assumed that it would. Rather, it presented 8 LUNs with blank addresses and at the time I had only created 2 LUNs.

you can also manually register the hbas in the connectivity status..though you need to be very sure about the entire WWN