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Configuration: About Your Host 97
Defining a Host
You can use the Define Host Wizard in the AMW to define a host for a
storage array. Either a known unassociated host port identifier or a new host
port identifier can be added.
NOTE: A user label must be specified before the host port identifier may be added
(the add button is disabled until one is entered).
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 alphanumeric name of up to 30 characters.
4
Select the relevant option in
Do you plan to use the storage partitions in
this storage array
? and click
Next
.
The
Specify Host Port Identifier
s 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 character name and an
Alias
of up to 30
characters for the host port identifier, and click
Add
.
NOTE: The host port identifier name must contain only the letters A through F.
6
Click
Next
.
The
Specify Host Type
window is displayed.
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