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
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.
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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