Dell MD3220, MD3200 Managing Host Port Identifiers, Add Host Port Identifier dialog appears

Managing Host Port Identifiers

You can manage the host port identifiers that are added to the storage array. You can:

•Add—Add or associate a new host port identifier to a particular host.

•Edit—Change the host port identifier alias or user label. You can move (associate) the host port identifier to a new host.

•Replace—Replace a particular host port identifier with another host port identifier.

•Remove—Remove the association between a particular host port identifier and the associated host.

To manage a host port identifier:

1Perform one of these actions:

•Right-click the host in the Topology pane, and select Manage Host Port Identifiers in the pop-up menu.

•From the menu bar, select Mappings→ Manage Host Port Identifiers.

The Manage Host Port Identifiers dialog is displayed. You can choose to manage the host port identifiers for a specific host or all of the host port identifiers for all of the hosts in Show host port identifiers associated with.

2If you want to manage the host port identifiers for a specific host, select the host from the list of hosts that are associated with the storage array. If you want to manage the host port identifiers for all hosts, select All hosts from the list of hosts that are associated with the storage array.

3If you are adding a new host port identifier, go to step 4. If you are managing an existing host port identifier, go to step 8.

4Click Add.

The Add Host Port Identifier dialog appears.

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