Use the Define Host Wizard to define a for a . The host manages the input and output of the storage subsystem.
To start the Define Host Wizard, select Mappings >> Define >> Host.
Preview of the Define Host Wizard
This list describes some of the dialogs that you encounter when you use the Define Host Wizard:
The Define Host Wizard - Introduction dialog lets you indicate if you will use on the storage subsystem. If you will use storage partitions, then the wizard asks you for information about the or the operating system of your host. The wizard also asks you whether the host will be part of a or a cluster of hosts that shares access to the same set of .
The Define Host Wizard - Specify Name/Port Identifier dialog lets you specify a name for the host. The dialog also lets you match the identifiers to the particular host that you are defining.
The Define Host Wizard - Specify Host Type dialog lets you specify the operating system to use on the host.
Note:
The Define Host Wizard - Specify Host Type dialog does not appear if you did not choose to use storage partitions in the Define Host Wizard - Introduction dialog. If you are not using storage partitions, then a default host type is used for all of the hosts that are attached
to the storage subsystem. You can change this default host type by selecting Storage Subsystem >> Change >> Default Host Type.
The Define Host Wizard - Host Group Question dialog lets you indicate if the host will be part of a host group that shares access to the same set of logical drives.
Note:
The Define Host Wizard - Host Group Question dialog does not appear if you did not choose to use storage partitions in the Define Host Wizard - Introduction dialog.
The Define Host Wizard - Specify Host Group dialog lets you specify a name for the host group.
Note:
The Define Host Wizard - Specify Host Group dialog does not appear if you did not choose to use storage partitions in the Define Host Wizard - Introduction dialog.
The Define Host Wizard - Preview dialog shows a summary of the options that you have selected in the wizard and provides the option to save these options
in a script.