IBM Version 8.30 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
1.
From the Port Name list, select an initiator.
2. In the Initiator alias field, type a name for the initiator or accept the default.
The initiator alias must start with a letter. It can contain only letters and
numbers.
3. Click OK. The Select a Discovered Initiator window closes.
4. To select another discovered initiator, click
. Then, repeat
steps 1-3 to add additional initiators.
5.
Assigning logical drives to initiators
Note: You can assign up to 32 initiators to each logical drive.
Complete the following steps to assign logical drives to initiators:
1. Click the appropriate Initiator tab in the right pane. To allow anyone to access
the logical drive, regardless of users in the user list, click the Unrestricted tab.
2. Then, from the list of logical drives, select the drives you want the initiator to
access:
3. Click
>> (Add selected drives) to assign the logical drives to the
initiator. You can click
>> (Add all drives) to assign all logical drives to
the initiator.
4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each initiator.
5. After you assign logical drives to initiators, click Next. The Configuration
Summary window opens.
To return to the Define Initiators window, click Back. To leave the Configuration
wizard, click Cancel.
Confirming your system configuration
Use the configuration summary to review all the changes that the ServeRAID
Manager will apply to your configuration:
1. Review the information that is displayed in the Configuration Summary
window. To change the configuration, click Back.
Note: The Configuration wizard displays the actual size of the first FlashCopy
backup (not its virtual size), and 0 for all other FlashCopy backups.
2. Click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new configuration. A status
window opens, displaying the progress of the operation. When finished, the
configuration is saved in the controller and physical drives in the enclosure.
Note: The ServeRAID Manager initializes the logical drives automatically.
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