Chapter 4. IBM System Storage DS planning and configuration 203
Defining hosts
Perform the following steps:
1. Right-click your storage subsystem and select Define ï‚®ï€ Host, as shown in Figure 4-68.
Even with no host group created, it is easier to create the hosts first and then the host
groups.
Figure 4-68 Selecting Define Host
This launches the wizard for defining a new host. You have to provide the following
information during the process:
– Name of the new host.
– Protocol attachment method:
•FC
• iSCSI
– Host port identifiers with their Alias or Labels.
– Host type (the operating system that runs on the host).
– Whether the host is going to participate in a cluster.
– Host Group name if the host is defined as clustered.