Connecting To Hosts Using A Host Group File; Creating A Host Group File - Qlogic SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Application User Manual

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7.1.3

Connecting to Hosts Using a Host Group File

You can connect to a group of hosts using a host group file that you previously
created. This section discusses:

Creating a host group file

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Using a host group file to connect to hosts
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7.1.3.1
Creating a Host Group File
Perform the following steps to save the group of hosts that display in the HBA tree
to a host group file:
1. Do one of the following:
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2. The Save dialog box displays. Save the host group file (.hst) in an appropriate
directory. Click Save.
NOTE:
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On the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager main window Host menu, click Save
Group.
Right-click the HBA tree. From the pop-up menu, click Save Group.
Press SHIFT+S.
You can also create or edit a host group file (.hst) using an editor. The
format of the file is one host name per line, for example:
adsw2ksys2
nt4ssys1
nw51sys7
Do one of the following:
From a Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 system, open the
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Notepad window.
From a Red Hat/SuSE Linux or Solaris SPARC system, open a
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terminal and use the vi editor.
(see section 7.1.3.1)
(see section 7.1.3.2)
7 – Setting Up Connections
Connecting to Hosts
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