Assigning an initiator group to a volume – Dell Acceleration Appliances for Databases User Manual

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2. If you are creating a new initiator group, type its name in the “Group name” field.

Do not use spaces in the initiator group name, as that may cause problems with group
creation.

Or

If you are assigning an initiator to an existing group, use the drop-down menu in the
“Initiator group” field to select the initiator group that this initiator will be assigned to.

3. Click Save.

4. Read the warning prompt in the confirmation dialog that explains how initiator access is

affected by Groups; then click Confirm Save.

Initiators sometimes may not auto-discover LUNs mapped from ION Accelerator. To view
LUNs you need to run

rescan-scsi-bus.sh

(Linux) or Rescan Disks (Windows).

ASSIGNING AN INITIATOR GROUP TO A VOLUME

An individual initiator cannot be added to a volume; only an initiator group may be added.

To assign the active initiators for volumes,

1. Click the Configuration tab.

2. Click the Volumes link at the left to display the Volumes screen.

3. Click the Edit button in the Active Initiators column (circled above) that corresponds to

the volume you want to update. The Edit Initiator Access dialog appears.

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