What is the assigned WWPN?

The storage administrator has requested the WWPN for a newly provisioned PowerEdge R650 server. The server has Virtual Identities that are applied using a template and the FCoE FIP Mac address that is assigned is 02:AC:ED:AD:FA:CE:10.

What is the assigned WWPN?

A. 20:00:02:AC:ED:AD:FA:CE:10

B. 02:AC:ED:AD:FA:CE:10:20:00

C. 50:01:02:AC:ED:AD:FA:CE:10

D. 20:01:02:AC:ED:AD:FA:CE:10

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Answer: A

Explanation:

The World Wide Port Name (WWPN) is a unique identifier used in storage networking environments. For a server with Virtual Identities applied using a template and an assigned FCoE FIP MAC address, the WWPN is typically derived from the MAC address.

In this case, the FCoE FIP MAC address is 02:AC:ED:AD:FA:CE:10. The WWPN usually includes a standardized prefix, which for FCoE is often “20:00”. Therefore, the WWPN for the newly provisioned PowerEdge R650 server would be 20:00 followed by the MAC address, making the correct answer:

A. 20:00:02:AC:ED:AD:FA:CE:10

This format is consistent with the standard practice for assigning WWPNs based on MAC addresses, where the prefix indicates the type of protocol or interface being used1.

For more detailed information on WWPN assignment and its relation to MAC addresses in Dell servers, administrators can refer to the Dell PowerEdge MX Networking Deployment Guide and other official Dell documentation1.