Host groups, Creating a host group, Adding a host to a host group – Dell PowerVault MD3000 User Manual

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Host Groups

A host group is a logical entity of two or more hosts that share access to

specific virtual disks on the storage array. You create host groups with MD

Storage Manager.
All hosts in a host group must have the same host type (operating system). In

addition, all hosts in the host group must have special software, such as

clustering software, to manage virtual disk sharing and accessibility.
If a host is part of a cluster, every host in the cluster must be connected to the

storage array, and every host in the cluster must be added to the host group.
Use the following procedures to create a host group, to add or remove hosts

from a host group, or to delete a host group.

Creating a Host Group

1 Click the Configure tab and then click Create Host Group.
2 Type a name for the new host group in the Enter new host group name

text box.

3 In the Select hosts to add list, click the name of a host you want to add to

the host group, then click

Add.

The host moves to the

Hosts in group list.

4 Repeat step 3 until all the hosts you want to add to the host group are

moved into the

Hosts in group list.

5 Click OK.

Adding a Host to a Host Group

1 Click the Modify tab, then click Edit Host Topology.

A list of hosts and host groups appears.

2 In the host topology list, click the plus sign (+) to the left of the host

group name.
The host group expands to show the hosts in the group.

3 Click the host you want to move and click Move.

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