Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Version 3.3.1 User's Guide

Create identity pools

You can create an identity pool that contains one or more virtual identity types.

1. On the Configuration page, click Identity Pools.
2. Click Create.
3. In the Create Identity Pool dialog box, under Pool Information:
   1. Enter a unique name for the identity pool and an appropriate description.
   2. Click Next.
4. In the Ethernet section:
   1. Select the Include ethernet virtual MAC addresses check box to include the MAC addresses.
   2. Enter a starting MAC address and specify the number of virtual MAC identities to be created.
5. In the iSCSI section:
   1. Select the Include iSCSI MAC addresses check box to include iSCSI MAC addresses.
   2. Enter the starting MAC address and specify the number of iSCSI MAC addresses to be created.
   3. Select Configure iSCSI Initiator, and then enter the IQN prefix.
   4. Select Enable iSCSI Initiator IP Pool, and then enter the network details.

      NOTE: The iSCSI Initiator IP Pool does not support IPv6 addresses.

6. In the FCoE section:
   1. Select the Include FCoE Identity check box to include FCoE identities.
   2. Enter the starting MAC address and specify the number of FCoE identities to be created.

      NOTE: The WWPN and WWNN addresses are generated by prefixing 0x2001 and 0x2000 respectively to the MAC addresses.

7. In the Fibre Channel section:
   1. Select the Include FC Identity check box to include FC identities.
   2. Enter the postfix octets (six octets) and the number of WWPN and WWNN addresses to be created.

      NOTE: The WWPN and WWNN addresses are generated by prefixing the provided postfix with 0x2001 and 0x2000 respectively.