Any chance to not to 'give' HBA wwn with 'unknown' status?

[CannibalDuck]

We have Hitachi Storage, and on it's side we're unable to filter unused HBA wwns from hosts.

Get-VMhost -Name vmhost1 | Get-VMHostHBA -Type FibreChannel | Select VMHost,Device,@{N="WWN";E={"{0:X}" -f $_.PortWorldWideName}}, Status | Sort VMhost,Device

VMHost                                     Device                                     WWN                                       Status                                  

------                                     ------                                     ---                                       ------                                  

vmhost1                     vmhba2                                     1000000533260C86                          unknown                                 

vmhost1                      vmhba3                                     1000000533260C87                          unknown                                 

vmhost1                      vmhba4                                     1000000533484E34                          online                                  

vmhost1                      vmhba5                                     1000000533484E35                          online   

Is there any way to hide 'unknown' HBA ports, make them not visible and leave them enabled?

[LucD]

Try like this

Get-VMhost -Name vmhost1 |

Get-VMHostHBA -Type FibreChannel |

Where{$_.Status -ne 'unknown'} |

Select VMHost,Device,@{N="WWN";E={"{0:X}" -f $_.PortWorldWideName}}, Status | Sort VMhost,Device

[CannibalDuck]

Oh no, I'm asking not about Get commands. Is there any settings or tweaks on vmhost or VC-side to make 'unknown' HBA ports to not to show up WWNs or something like this.

Our network engeneers want to know, can they see in theyr HCS console only WWNs that currently in use. So It would be nice to stop 'translating' WWN from ports in unknown status.

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Ok, think I see what you want to do.

You can try the following, but be absolutely sure which path you're switching off!

$esx = Get-VMHost -Name MyEsx

$esxcli = Get-EsxCli -VMHost $esx -V2

# List paths with this

$esxcli.storage.core.path.list.Invoke()

# If you are sure which path, use the UID field from the previous command

$sArg = @{

    path = 'fc.2000001b3293d30e:2100001b3293d30e-fc.500507680100b5c1:500507680110b5c1-naa.60050768018085af1800000000000023'

    state = 'off'

}

$esxcli.storage.core.path.set.Invoke($sArg)

[CannibalDuck]

It showing only Active paths with WWNs

WWNN: 20:00:00:05:33:48:4e:35 WWPN: 10:00:00:05:33:48:4e:35                                                                                                             

WWNN: 20:00:00:05:33:48:4e:34 WWPN: 10:00:00:05:33:48:4e:34

That's cool, but I need to switch off and hide this pair

VMHost                                     Device                                     WWN                                       Status                                  

------                                     ------                                     ---                                       ------                                  

vmhost1                      vmhba2                                     1000000533260C86                          unknown                                 

vmhost1                      vmhba3                                     1000000533260C87                          unknown

[LucD]

Then I'm out of ideas I'm afraid

[CannibalDuck]

It seems there is no way. Big thanks for help