Automatic configuration, Manual configuration (using sas hba) – Dell PowerVault MD3000 User Manual

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About Your Host

To begin configuring host access, click the Configure tab and then click
either Configure Host Access (Automatic) or Configure Host Access
(Manual). See the appropriate section for manual configuration, depending
on whether you are using SAS HBA or iSCSI.

Automatic Configuration

To automatically configure a host for access to the storage array:

1 Click the Configure tab and then click Configure Host Access

(Automatic).

2 To see hosts that already have access to the storage array, click View

configured hosts.

3 Select the hosts you want to give access to the storage array in the

Available hosts window.

4 To see the ports and the host type for the selected hosts, click View Details

at the right of the list.

5 Click Add to move specific hosts to the Selected hosts window.
6 Click OK to configure access for the hosts you selected.

Manual Configuration (using SAS HBA)

NOTE:

Host access that is manually configured requires special attention to

ensure that the correct SAS host port World Wide IDs are selected for each host. If
any incorrect IDs are configured, an inaccurate topology will result. You can use
the SAS/5/E HBA BIOS Setup program to identify the World Wide IDs for the SAS
host ports.

Configure the host to make it available to the storage array for volume
mapping by following these steps.

1 Click the Configure tab and then click Configure Host Access (Manual).
2 Type a name of your choice in the Enter host name text box.

This can be an informal name, not necessarily a name used to identify the
host to the network.

3 Select the operating system of your host in the Select host type box and

then click Next.

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