present.
This task applies only if you are converting a storage array that has already been in use.
This task does not apply if you are converting a new storage array that does not yet have hosts and
volumes defined. If you converted the host-port protocol of a new storage array, see Cabling DE
Series hardware to install cables and SFPs. This task does not apply if you are converting a new
storage array that does not yet have hosts and volumes defined. If you converted the host-port
protocol of a new storage array, see the Cabling procedures to install cables and SFPs. Then,
follow the instructions in the Linux express configuration, Windows express configuration, or
VMware express configuration to complete the setup for each protocol.
Steps
1.
Install the HBA utility and determine initiator WWPNs.
2.
Zone the switches.
Zoning the switches enables the hosts to connect to the storage and limits the number of
paths. You zone the switches using the management interface of the switches.
3.
Update the host definitions in ThinkSystem System Manager.
a.
Select Storage › Hosts.
b.
Select the host to which the port will be associated, and click View/Edit Settings.
The Host Settings dialog box appears.
c.
Click the Host Ports tab.
d.
Click Add, and use the Add Host Port dialog box to associate a new host port identifier to
the host.
140
To Next Page
Loading...
