Combining Vps With Channel Zoning - ADIC Scalar 100 User Manual

Follow these steps to finish configuring VPS:
1. If you need to determine LUN assignments for the devices you want to assign
to the new host, refer to the section "Determining LUN Assignments" on
page 142.
2. Refer to the section "Changing Access Permissions" on page 140 to assign
access permissions for the new host.
3. When you are ready to attach the new Host to the SAN, go to the section
"Attaching a New Host to the SAN" on page 143.
Removing a Host from the SAN Configuration
You may want to remove a host from the VPS database. VPS will prevent you
from removing a host that is online. Follow these steps to remove a host from the
configuration.
1. Stop all I/O from the host to the ADIC Gateway and disconnect it, or shut down
the host.
Attention: If the host is still attached and it performs an I/O to the ADIC
Gateway or the Host Registration Service re-registers the host, you will not be
able to remove the host from the VPS database.
2. From the ADIC Management Console, select the ADIC Gateway and expand
the tree to display the Fibre Channel that the host is connected to. If the host
status is "offline" go to step 3.
If the host status is "online" and the Host Registration Service was previously
re-registering it periodically, you can refresh the ADIC Gateway and wait for
VPS to automatically take the host "offline". Otherwise, if you are sure that the
host is not online you can manually take it offline.
3. From the Controls menu, select
the VPS Access Settings Window.
4. If VPS displays the host online, you can press the
Otherwise, if the host is already offline, press the
host will be deleted from the database.

Combining VPS with Channel Zoning

Although it is possible to combine VPS and Channel Zoning, it is not
recommended. VPS settings will not be in effect if any of the LUNs included in the
VPS setting are on Channels that have been zoned out. No warning or Trap will
be sent. If you do have a legacy Channel Zoning configuration, it is recommended
Combining VPS with Channel Zoning
Access Options > Virtual Private SAN
Take Host Off Line
Delete Host
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