Dell MD3220, MD3200 owner manual Configuration About Your Host

•Select the Mappings tab. Right-click the root node (storage array name), Default Group node, or Host Group node in the Topology pane to which you want to add the host, and select Define→ Host from the pop-up menu.

The Specify Host Name window is displayed.

3In Host name, enter an up to 30 character alphanumeric name.

4Select the relevant option in Do you plan to use the storage partitions in the this storage array? and click Next.

The Specify Host Port Identifiers window is displayed.

5Select the relevant option to add a host port identifier to the host, you can select:

•Add by selecting a known unassociated host port identifier—InKnown unassociated host port identifiers, select the relevant host port identifier.

•Add by creating a new host port identifier—InNew host port identifier, enter a 16 hexadecimal character name and an up to 30 character Alias for the host port identifier and click Add.

NOTE: The host port identifier name is in hexadecimal and must contain the letters A through F and numbers 0 through 9.

6Click Next.

The Specify Host Type window is displayed.

7In Host type, select the relevant operating system for the host. The Host Group Question window is displayed.

8In this window, you can select:

•Yes—this host shares access to the same virtual disks with other hosts.

•No—this host does NOT share access to the same virtual disks with other hosts.

9Click Next.

If you select Yes, the Specify Host Group window is displayed. If you select No, see step 11

10Enter the name of the host group or select an existing host group and click Next.

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