Define Host Wizard - Specify Host Name/HBA Attributes

Use the Define Host Wizard - Specify Host Name/HBA Attributes dialog to specify a name for the and to match the identifiers to the host that you are defining.
  1. In the Host name text box, type a name for the host.
  2. Choose one of these actions based on whether the HBA host port identifiers for the host that you are defining are listed in the Known HBA host port identifiers list on the left side of the dialog. To find the correct HBA host port identifiers, look at the (BIOS) for each HBA in the host.
  3. If the HBA host port identifiers for the host that you are defining are listed in the Known HBA host port identifiers list, complete these steps.
    1. In the Known HBA host port identifiers list on the left side of the dialog, select the identifier that corresponds to the host that you are defining, and click Add. You can add as many HBA ports as are available for the host.


      Important:

      The list of known HBA host port identifiers includes all of the available ports in the storage subsystem as well as other devices on the network that might not be associated with an HBA. Be sure to select only the HBA ports for the host that you are defining.

    2. In the Selected HBA host port identifiers/aliases list on the right side of the dialog, select an identifier, and click Edit.
    3. In the Alias text box, type an alias, and click OK.
    4. Go to step 5.
  4. If the HBA host port identifiers for the host that you are defining are not listed in the Known HBA host port identifier list, complete these steps.
    1. Click New.
    2. In the Identifier text box, type an identifier.
    3. In the Alias text box, type an alias, and click Add.
    4. Go to step 5.
  5. Click Next.
    The next dialog of the wizard appears.

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