Configuration: About Your Host 91
To define a host:
1
In the AMW, select the
Mappings
tab and select the appropriate storage array.
2
Perform one of the actions:
• Select
Mappings
Define
Host
.
• Select the
Setup
tab, and click
Manually Define Hosts
.
• Select the
Mappings
tab. Right-click the root node (storage array
name),
Default Group
node, or
Host Group
node in the
Topo log y
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.
3
In
Host
name
, enter an up to 30-character alphanumeric name.
4
Select 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.
5
Select the relevant option to add a host port identifier to the host, you can
select:
•
Add by selecting a known unassociated host port identifier
—In
Known unassociated host port identifiers
, select the relevant host
port identifier.
•
Add by creating a new host port identifier
—In
New 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.
6
Click
Next
.
The
Specify Host Type
window is displayed.
7
In
Host
type, select the relevant operating system for the host.
The
Host Group Question
window is displayed.
8
In this window, you can select:
•
Yes
—this host shares access to the same virtual disks with other hosts.
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