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EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment
Configuring an EMC Boot Device
2. Create and enable a zone for each additional HBA and SP port
that will be supported by the multipath and failover software.
Refer to Known Issues on page 3-38 for any additional information.
Installing Additional Navisphere Host Agent Software
The EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Host Agent should be used to
automatically register host connections with the array. PowerPath
and ATF require different registration types and the Navisphere Host
Agent is the preferred method over manual registrations.
You should install the Navisphere Host Agent software to ensure the
HBA connections are all registered correctly. For instructions on how
to perform this operation refer to the EMC ControlCenter Navisphere
Host Agent software documentation for your array type.
After the host agent has started and registered the new HBA paths,
you should refresh the host connections in the storage group to
ensure all available paths are assigned. To do this, you have two
options, depending on whether you want to disrupt the connectivity
of the host:
◆ Without disrupting Host Connectivity (more complex procedure
using Navisphere CLI):
Note: You must have Navisphere CLI installed. Refer to product notes for
complete usage instructions.
RR:1.Using a command prompt, browse to the Navisphere CLI
directory (typically
C:\Program Files\EMC\Navisphere
CLI>
6. Enter command navicli -h
<sp_IP>
storagegroup
-connecthost -host <
hostname
> -gname
<storagegroupname>
where <sp_IP> is the IP address of either array SP; <hostname>
is the hostname of the host connection to update; and
<storagegroupname> is the name of the storage group of the
host connection to update.
7. When prompted, verify the <hostname> and
<storagegroupname> are correct as follows:
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