Adding A Storeall Client To A Host Group; Adding A Domain Rule To A Host Group - HP StoreAll 8800 Administrator's Manual

For example, suppose that you want all clients to be able to mount file system ifs1 and to
implement a set of host tunings denoted as Tuning 1, but you want to override these global settings
for certain host groups. To do this, mount ifs1 on the clients host group, ifs2 on host group
A, ifs3 on host group C, and ifs4 on host group D, in any order. Then, set Tuning 1 on the
clients host group and Tuning 2 on host group B. The end result is that all clients in host group
B will mount ifs1 and implement Tuning 2. The clients in host group A will mount ifs2 and
implement Tuning 1. The clients in host groups C and D respectively, will mount ifs3 and ifs4
and implement Tuning 1. The following diagram shows an example of these settings in a host
group tree.
To create one level of host groups beneath the root, simply create the new host groups. You do
not need to declare that the root node is the parent. To create lower levels of host groups, declare
a parent element for host groups. Do not use a host name as a group name.
Select Create on the Hostgroups window. The Create Hostgroup dialog box appears. When
entering the name of the host group, use only alphanumeric characters. The underscore character
(_) is also supported. Select the parent host group and enter a domain, if applicable. Click OK
when finished.

Adding a StoreAll client to a host group

You can add a StoreAll client to a host group or move a client to a different host group. All clients
belong to the default clients host group.
Select Hostgroups in the upper Navigator. Under Summary in the lower Navigator, select Members.
Click Add on the Members panel to open the Add Members to Hostgroup dialog box. Click OK
when you have finished.

Adding a domain rule to a host group

To configure automatic host group assignments, define a domain rule for host groups. A domain
rule restricts host group membership to clients on a particular cluster subnet. The Fusion Manager
uses the IP address that you specify for clients when you register them to perform a subnet match
and sorts the clients into host groups based on the domain rules.
Setting domain rules on host groups provides a convenient way to centrally manage mounting,
tuning, allocation policies, and preferred networks on different subnets of clients. A domain rule
is a subnet IP address that corresponds to a client network. Adding a domain rule to a host group
restricts its members to StoreAll clients that are on the specified subnet. You can add a domain
rule at any time.
To add a domain rule to a host group, use the ibrix_hostgroup command as follows:
ibrix_hostgroup -a -g GROUPNAME -D DOMAIN
For example, to add the domain rule 192.168.10.10 to the finance group:
ibrix_hostgroup -a -g finance -D 192.168.10.10
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