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7.2 Collecting Host Information From Application Servers

If the OS used on the application servers is Windows, it is unnecessary to perform the procedure
described in this section. In this case, create a host manually, and then assign the port connected to
the disk array to the host by referring to
The host information is collected from the application server. When there is any Linux (RHEL5 or later
or SLES10 or later) application server and the servers used in the system are all new (servers that
have not begun operating), host information can be collected through the disk array.
To collect host information when the disk array is installed in a system that has already begun
operating or there is any application server on a different operating system, see
Host Information by Using File Output" on page 376
1. Configurations where host information can be collected automatically or through a disk
array
When the OS of new servers to be connected by SAS cables is Linux (RHEL5 or later or SLES10 or
later) and a disk array is newly installed, host information can be collected through the disk array.
For details about the setting, see
To collect host information without connecting SAS cables in one of the configurations above, see
Section E.2.1: "Collecting Host Information by Using File Output"
Release 6.0
Section 7.3.5: Collecting Host
Section 7.3.5: "Collecting Host

Figure 7-1: Configuration - Auto-Collection of Host Information

for a Linux environment.
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Information.
Section "Collecting
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for a Linux environment.