Active System Manager Release 8.1.1 User’s Guide

Virtual identity pools

In ASM, virtual identity pools provide a conceptual way to categorize the virtual identities that help in network communication.

A virtual identity pool can include any combination of following virtual identities:

MAC
IQN
WWPN
WWNN

By default, virtual identities that are not assigned to any virtual identity pool are automatically assigned to the Global pool.

After creating a virtual identity pool, you can assign the virtual identity pool to one or more templates. For example, you might create a virtual identity pool to use for specific business units, such as Finance, Human Resource, and for any specific application.

The Virtual Identity Pools page displays the following information about the virtual identity pools that are configured in ASM:

Name — Displays the name of the virtual identity pool.
Description — Displays the description to identify the virtual identity pool.
Created By — Displays the name of the user who created the virtual identity pool.
Created Date — Displays the time that the virtual identity pool was created and last modified.

In the Virtual Identity Pools page, click an existing virtual identity pool to see the following information about the virtual identity pools in the Summary tab:

Selected Prefix — Displays the prefix that will be added to the beginning of the virtual identities.
Reserved — Displays the total number of virtual identities reserved for future use.
Assigned — Displays the total number of virtual identities assigned to the resources.
Available — Displays the total number of virtual identities available in the virtual identity pool.
Auto Generate — Indicates whether auto generate virtual identity pools option is enabled or disabled.