Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 49
4
Select the relevant option in
Do you plan to use the storage partitions in
the this storage array?
field and click
Next
.
The
Specify Host Port Identifiers
window is displayed.
NOTE: Select Yes if your cluster shares the array with other clustered or stand-
alone system(s), and No otherwise.
5
Select a method for adding the host port identifier.
6
Select the host type.
7
Select whether or not the host server must be part of a host server group
that shares access to the same virtual disks as other host servers. Select
Yes
only if the host is part of a Microsoft cluster.
8
Click
Next
.
9
Specify if this host must be part of a host group.
10
Click
Finish
.
Creating a Host Group
A host group is a logical entity of two or more hosts that share access to
specific virtual disks on the storage array.
To create host groups:
1
In the
Array Management window
, select the
Mappings
tab.
2
In the
Topology
pane, select the storage array or the default group.
3
Perform one of the following actions:
– Select
Mappings
ď‚®
Define
ď‚®
Host Group
.
– Right-click the storage array or
Default Group
and select
Define
ď‚®
Host Group
from the pop-up menu.
4
Type the name of the new host group in the
Enter New Host Group Name
field.
5
Select the appropriate hosts in the
Select Hosts to Add Area
field and click
Add
.
6
Click
OK
. The host group is added to the storage array.
book.book Page 49 Monday, June 21, 2010 1:45 PM
To Next Page
Loading...
