Storage Center Alert: Local FC Port not found in Fabric Name Server

Summary: Local FC Port not found in Fabric Name Server.

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Instructions

This message is generated when a Storage Center Front End port does not find its own WWPN when it queries the Fiber Channel’s Fabric Name Server.
This is typical when the Front End port WWPN is not in a zone in the Fabric.
  • If the port is not being used and is unconfigured, the alert can be ignored or cleared.
  • If the port is being used and is part of a Fault Domain: Zoning needs to be corrected.  Refer to your documentation for proper zoning requirements.

Affected Products

Compellent (SC, SCv & FS Series), Dell Storage SCv2000, Dell Storage SCv2020, Dell Storage SCv2080, Dell Storage SC5020, Dell Storage SC7020, Dell Storage SC9000, Dell Storage SCv3000, Dell Storage SCv3020
Article Properties
Article Number: 000115639
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 11 Aug 2025
Version:  5
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