HP STORAGEWORKS XP24000 - Manual (Page 48)

The Add/Change Host Group dialog box ( Figure 9 ) appears.
5. In the Enter Host Group box, enter the name of the host group that you want to create, and then
click the Add button.
NOTE:
Host group names can be up to eight characters and are case-sensitive. The first character and
the last character must not be a space. Also, the following characters are unusable in host group
names:
\ , / : ; * ? " < > |
6. Confirm that the new host group is displayed by blue in Host Group List, and then click OK.
CAUTION:
Here, the settings in the window have not been applied to the storage system.
7. Click Apply in the Volume Security window ( Figure 4 ).
A message appears and asks if you want to apply the settings to the storage system.
8. Click Yes.
The settings are applied to the storage system.
Registering Hosts in a Host Group
Now that you have created a host group, then you need to register hosts in the host group.
CAUTION:
When registering hosts a host group, you are strongly recommended to click the Apply button in the
Volume Security window, as described in the last step of the following procedure. If you forget to
click Apply, the hosts might be unregistered when you encounter an error registering the host group
and the LDEV group (see
“
Registering a Host Group and an LDEV Group in a Security Group ” on page 53).
To register hosts in a host group:
1. Ensure that you are in Modify mode.
2. In the Volume Security window ( Figure 4 ), double-click an LDKC number.
3. Right-click a host group.
A pop-up menu appears.
4. Select Specify and then Host from the pop-up menu.
The Add/Change Host dialog box (
Figure 11 ) appears and displays a list of hosts.
5. Select and then right click one or more hosts that you want to register.
If a host is indicated by the icon or , the host is already registered in the specified host
group. For details on the meaning of icons, see “ The Add/Change Host Dialog Box ” on page 27.
If ports are registered in the displayed host group, you can register only the hosts that do not
belong to any other host group. You cannot register hosts that belong to any other host group.
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