HP StorageWorks 2000s - Host Management; Creating a New Host

HP StorageWorks iSCSI Feature Pack User Guide 19
Hosts
Hosts are the file and application servers that access Logical Units (LU). When a LU is
assigned to a host, the host views the LU as its own attached storage device. Because LUs
appear as locally attached devices, applications (such as file servers, databases, Web and
e-mail servers) do not need to be modified to utilize the storage.
When you select
Hosts from the main iSCSI screen, you will see a list of all existing hosts.
To search for a specific host, type its name (or a few letters) and click
Go . Only those hosts
that match the letters you typed will be displayed.
From the
Hosts screen, the following functions are available:
• New - Add a new host.
• Delete - Delete existing hosts.
• Initiators - Manage host initiators.
• Logical Units - Manage the LUs assigned to the host.
• Portals - Manage the IP portals that the host uses to communicate with the iSCSI
Feature Pack.
• Properties - View configuration of a host or change authentication type.
Creating a New Host
When you create a new host, you select its authentication mode, define its initiators, and
assign it LUs. By default, each new host is assigned one portal for each network interface
card (NIC) IP address used by the iSCSI Feature Pack. Hosts use portals to communicate
with the iSCSI Feature Pack. The portal that is initially assigned is determined by the
Default Portal Template , which can be modified from the Configuration screen. After a
host is added, you can change its portal via the
Portals function, if necessary.
To create a new host:
1. Select
Hosts from the main iSCSI screen.
2. Click
New .
3. Enter a name for the host.
You must use the ANSI machine name for the host machine if you are running the
system on a non-English language machine.
4. Indicate how the host should connect to the server.