Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings; Accessing The Nas Manager Web Interface - Dell PowerVault NX3600 Deployment Manual

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The second virtual disk you selected is added and the Logical unit number (LUN) (0–255) list is populated.
9.
Click Close.

Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings

To create host-to-virtual disk mappings:
1.
Launch PowerVault MDSM and target the MD storage array you plan to use for your NAS storage.
2.
In the Topology pane, expand Default Group and select the host group you created.
3.
Right-click the host group and select Define → Host.
The Specify Host Name (Define Host) screen is displayed.
4.
Type the name of the host in Host name (for example,
The Specify Host Post Identifier (Define Host) screen is displayed.
5.
In the Specify Host Post Identifier (Define Host) screen, select the IQN of Controller 0 from the Known unassociated
host port identifier list.
6.
Type a name in User Label (for example,
The Host Port Identifier and Alias / User Label values are added.
7.
Click Next.
The Specify Host Type screen is displayed.
8.
Select Linux from the Host type (operating system) list.
The Preview (Define Host) screen is displayed.
9.
Click Finish.
The Creation Successful (Define Host) screen is displayed.
10. Click Yes to define another host.
NOTE: Repeat step 4 to step 10 for Controller 1.
11. In the Topology pane, expand Default Group and select the host group you created in the previous steps.
12. Right-click the host group and select Define → Additional Mapping .
The Define Additional Mapping screen is displayed.
13. In Host group or host, select the host group you created in the topic "Creating A Host Group".
14. In the Logical Unit Number field, select a LUN. The supported LUNs are 0 through 255.
15. In the Virtual Disk field, select the first virtual disk that you created.
16. Click Add.
NOTE: The Add button is inactive until a host group or host, LUN, and virtual disk are selected.
NOTE: After a virtual disk has been mapped, it is no longer available in the virtual disk area.
17. Click Close.
The mappings are saved. The Topology pane and the Defined Mappings pane in the Mappings tab are updated to
reflect the mappings.

Accessing The NAS Manager Web Interface

To access the NAS Manager:
1.
Access the PowerVault NAS Manager web interface using the NAS Management VIP address you specified in the
NAS IDU.
NX3600_Controller_0 ) and click Next.
NX3600_Controller_0_IQN ) and click Add.
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