Creating Host Groups - HP StorageWorks XP128 User Manual

2. Create host groups
3. Register hosts in host groups
4. Associate host groups to logical volumes
NOTE: If you are configuring a NAS environment, skip steps
procedure in "Associating host groups to logical

Creating host groups

If you are configuring a NAS environment, skip this section.
NOTE:
You can connect multiple server hosts of different platforms to one port of your disk array. When
configuring the system, you must group server hosts connected to the disk array by host groups. For
example, if HP-UX and Windows hosts are connected to a port, create a host group for each host type.
1. In the LU Path tree, locate the port and verify that LUN security is enabled.
NOTE:
If LUN security is not enabled, right-click the port and select LUN Security: OFF->ON in the shortcut
menu.
2. After LUN security is enabled, right-click the port in the LU Path tree and select Add New Host Group.
The Add New Host Group dialog box appears.
Figure 14 Add New Host Group dialog box
3. In the Group Name box, enter the host group name.
NOTE:
creating a host group for Windows NT
Host group names are case sensitive and can have up to eight characters.
4. In the Host Mode list, select a host mode. Host groups on the same port can have different host modes.
5. If necessary, select Option, and select the host mode options. For detailed information about host mode
options, see
NOTE:
numbered sequentially from left to right. The left-most check box on the upper row is #0, and the
check box immediately to the right is #1, and so on. The numbers indicate option numbers; select
check box #0 to select option #0.
6. Click OK. The host group name and the host mode appear in blue in the LU Path tree.
("Creating host groups" on page 33).
("Registering hosts in host
If the port icon has a key (
It is convenient to name each host group after the host platform. For example, if you are
Table 10.
After you select Option, the pane expands to display check boxes. The check boxes are
LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP user guide for the XP128/XP1024
groups" on page 34).
("Associating host groups to logical
step 1
volumes" on page 36.
), LUN security is enabled.
hosts, the host group name could be WNT or WinNT.
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volumes" on page 36).
through step 3 and follow the
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