Dell POWERVAULT MD3600F Owner's Manual page 91

To define a host:
1 In the AMW, select the Mappings tab and select the appropriate storage array.
2 Perform one of the actions:
Select MappingsDefineHost.
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Select the Setup tab, and click Manually Define Hosts.
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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
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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:
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.
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The host port identifier name is in hexadecimal and must contain the letters A
.
Configuration: About Your Host
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