It’s easy to search for the missing component in your storage network with Storage Scope with a little up-front planning. Create a report that contains the values you’d like returned from your search and the field you’d like to search. If for instance, you’re trying to figure out where a particular WWPN is plugged in, name the report “Search by WWPN.” Be sure to hit Next while creating the report until you get to the Filters configuration page. Select the field you’d like to search, the method of search (ie: contains ignore case) and put a search term in the last field. You can create very complex searches if you pay attention to this page. Save and Open the report.

Only the data that matches your search string will be returned. Now, whenever you want to search for a piece of a WWPN from the oft-forgotten server, just open this report. At the top of the report screen, there’s a drop-down list containing other reports, and options for this one. Select Edit Filters from the drop-down list. Change the text of the search to be the last 6 digits or so of the WWPN, and you’ll receive only a few matches (if any). Return to this report again and again whenever you need to find components by WWPN. Other suggestions are “Search by Name,” “Search by Zone,” “Search by Volume Group.”