Hitachi Command Suite 8 User Guide
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6.In the Edit Ports window, select the Port Speed check box, and then select the desired port speed (select the speed in the unit of Gbps (Gigabit per second). If Auto is selected, the storage system automatically sets the speed to 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps.Note: When setting speed on a Fibre Channel port: • If the HBAs (host bus adapters) and switches support 2 Gbps, use the fixed speed of 2 Gbps for the CHF (channel adapter for Fibre Channel) port speed. If they support 4, 8, or 16 Gbps, use 4, 8, or...
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• For Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage systems:Click Ports/Host Groups . • For other available storage systems: From the Actions list in the application pane, select Element Manager . Refer to the documentation for the native management tool for your storage system. 3. In the Ports/Host Groups window, select the Ports tab. 4. Select the desired port. 5. Select Edit Ports . 6. In the Edit Ports window, select the Address (Loop ID) check box, and then select the address. 7. Click Finish ....
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7.Click Finish . 8. In the Confirm window, confirm the settings. 9. Enter a unique Task Name or accept the default, and then click Apply. If Go to tasks window for status is checked, the Tasks window opens. Related tasks • Enabling LUN security on a port on page 218 Managing LUN paths This module describes path management; how to specify LUN paths, edithost mode and host mode options, and how to specify LUN paths after replacing or exchanging a host bus adapter. About LUN path management When you...
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Because allocated volumes belong to a specific host group or iSCSI target,the same target host port is set for all volumes in any given host group or iSCSI target. Therefore, when adding or deleting a host port for one or more volumes, you must select all of the volumes that belong to that host group or iSCSI target to maintain consistent LUN path assignments for all volumes. When a FC or FCoE connection is used, you can change host modes and host mode options depending on the situation, for example when...
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Procedure1. On the Resources tab, expand the tree for storage systems, hosts, file servers, or logical groups to display volumes. 2. Select one or more volumes for which you want to edit LUN paths. If selecting multiple volumes, they must belong to the same configuration host group. 3. In the selected volume, click More Actions, and select Edit LUN Paths . 4. In the Edit LUN Paths dialog box, use the topographical graph or selection table view to map storage ports to host ports. In both views, you...
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9.Click Submit . If you selected Now, the editing LUN path process begins 10. You can check the progress and result of the editing LUN paths task on the Tasks & Alerts tab. Verify the results for each task by viewing the details of the task. Result The LUN path settings you edited are displayed correctly. Related concepts • About LUN path management on page 223 Related tasks • Allocating global-active device pairs on page 291 • Allocating global-active device pairs using existing volumes on page...
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2.Select a volume that belongs to the target host group (if selecting multiple volumes, they must belong to the same configuration host group). 3. Click More Actions , and select Edit LUN Paths . 4. In the Edit LUN Paths dialog box, click Host Group and LUN Settings , and modify the host group name, host mode, or host mode options as needed. 5. Click Show Plan and confirm that the information in the plan summary is correct. If changes are required, click Back. 6. (Optional) Update the task name...
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2.After selecting the target operating system, select the target host row, and click More Actions > Exchange HBAs . 3. Enter the New WWN or select a WWN from the table. 4. Enter the WWN from which to model paths or select a WWN from the list. The selected WWN will be removed from the host. 5. Click Add. 6. In the WWN Pairs list, verify that the listed HBA WWN combination before and after the replacement are paired correctly.Tip: • If the WWN information is updated when the host is refreshed, the...
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Prerequisites • Identify the new WWN for the HBA that is being added • Identify the WWN from which to model paths • Verify that the new HBA is physically connected. Procedure 1. On the Resources tab, select Hosts. 2. After selecting the target operating system, select the target host row, and click More Actions > Add HBAs . 3. Enter the New WWN or select a WWN from the list. 4. Enter the WWN from which to model paths or select a WWN from the list. 5. Click Add. 6. In the WWN Pairs list, verify...
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Related concepts • About LUN path management on page 223 Related tasks • Removing LUN paths after adding an HBA on page 230 • Editing a WWN nickname on page 368 Removing LUN paths after adding an HBA Remove a WWN from the host and also delete the related LUN paths. Prerequisites • Identify the WWN of the HBA you are removing Procedure 1. On the Resources tab, select Hosts. 2. After selecting the target operating system, select the target host row, and click More Actions > Remove HBAs . 3. Enter...
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