Managing Initiators; Fc I Nitiator - Asus DS300j G2 Series User Manual

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Initiator management includes:
• "Viewing a List of Initiators" on page 104
• "Adding an FC Initiator" on page 104
• "Deleting an FC Initiator" on page 104
• "Adding an iSCSI Initiator" on page 105
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The ASUS DS300f G2's initiator list displays initiators available for mapping to a LUN or logical drive. You must
add initiators to the ASUS DS300f G2's initiator list to make them available for mapping to a LUN.
To view a list of initiators:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Initiator icon.
The list of initiators appears. Initiator information includes:
• Index – Initiator 0, Initiator 1, Initiator 2, etc.
• Initiator Name
Fibre Channel – The World Wide Port Name of the initiator, composed of a series of eight, two-digit
hexadecimal numbers.
iSCSI – The iSCSI name of the initiator device, composed of a single text string.
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You must add an initiator to the ASUS DS300f G2's initiator list in order to map your LUN or logical drive to the
initiator.
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This action requires Administrator or Super User privileges.
To add a Fibre Channel initiator to the list:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Initiator icon.
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3. Click the Add Initiator button.
4. Input the initiator name in the fields provided.
An FC initiator name is the World Wide Port Name of the initiator, composed of a series of eight, two-
digit hexadecimal numbers.
5. Click the Submit button.
The initiator is added.
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This action requires Administrator or Super User privileges.
To add a Fibre Channel initiator to the list:
1. Click the Device tab.
2. Click the Fibre Channel Management icon.
3. Click the Logged In Device tab.
4. Check the box next to the initiator you want to add.
5. Click the Add to Initiator List button.
The initiator is added, and its check box grays out.
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Caution
If you delete an initiator, you delete the LUN map associated with that initiator.
Verify that the LUN map is no longer needed before deleting the initiator
This action requires Administrator or Super User privileges.
To delete an FC initiator:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Initiator icon.
3. Click the initiator you want, then click the Delete button.
4. In the Confirmation box, type the word "
confirm
The initiator is removed from ASUS DS300f G2's initiator list.
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" in the field provided and click the Confirm button.