Dell PowerVault MD3220 User Manual

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Configuration: About Your Host

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• 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 up to 30 character alphanumeric name.
4 Select the relevant option in Do you plan to use the storage partitions in

the this storage array? and click Next.
The

Specify Host Port Identifiers 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 hexadecimal character name and an up to 30

character

Alias for the host port identifier and click Add.

NOTE:

The host port identifier name is in hexadecimal and must contain the letters A

through F and numbers 0 through 9.

6 Click Next.

The

Specify Host Type window is displayed.

7 In Host type, select the relevant operating system for the host.

The Host Group Question window is displayed.

8 In this window, you can select:

Yes—this host shares access to the same virtual disks with other hosts.

No—this host does NOT share access to the same virtual disks with

other hosts.

9 Click Next.

If you select

Yes, the Specify Host Group window is displayed. If you

select

No, see step 11

10 Enter the name of the host group or select an existing host group and click

Next.

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