Meridian Data 1 manual Managing Storage Services, Adding an Initiator, Deleting an Initiator

Adding an Initiator

To add an initiator to the Astra ES initiator list:

1.Check the box to the left of the initiator.

2.Click the Add to Initiator List button.

Managing Storage Services

Storage services deal with initiators and LUN mapping for Fibre Channel models and for Serial Attached SCSI models. LUN masking is the process of applying a LUN Map so that each initiator can only access the LUNs specified for it.

Features include:

•Adding and Deleting an Initiator

•Viewing LUN Mappings

•Enabling LUN Masking

•Managing LUN Mappings

Adding an Initiator

You must add an initiator to the Astra ES initiator list in order to use the initiator to create a LUN

To add an initiator:

1.Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

2.Click the Administrative Tools icon.

3.Click the Storage Services icon.

4.Click the Initiators tab in Management View.

5.From the Initiators tab dropdown menu, select Add Initiator.

6.Enter the initiator’s initiator's name in the Initiator Name field.

•Fibre Channel – A Fibre Channel initiator name is the World Wide Port Name of the device and is composed of a series of eight, two-digit hexadecimal numbers.

•SAS – A SAS initiator name is the SAS address of the HBA card in the Host PC. Obtain the initiator name from the initiator utility on your host system.

Obtain the initiator name from the initiator utility on your host system.

Note that the initiator name you input must match exactly in order for the connection to work.

7.Click the Submit button.

Deleting an Initiator

To delete an initiator:

1.Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

2.Click the Administrative Tools icon.

3.Click the Storage Services icon.

4.Click the Initiators tab in Management View.

5.From the Initiators tab dropdown menu, select Delete Initiators.

6.Check the box to the left of the initiator you want to delete.

7.Click the Submit button.

Viewing the LUN Map

To view the current LUN Map:

1.Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

2.Click the Administrative Tools icon.

3.Click the Storage Services icon.

4.Click the LUN Map tab in Management View.

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