Working With Hosts; Creating A Host; Host Creation Success; Message Body Json Objects For Host Creation - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node Manual

5 Working with Hosts

This chapter describes how to manage hosts. The sections apply to creation, modification, removal,
and query operations on hosts.

Creating a Host

Create a host using the HTTP POST method. Use the following URI:
https://<storage system>:8080/api/v1/hosts
Table 40 (page 52)
NOTE: Any user with Super or Edit role, or any role granted the host_create right, can perform
this operation. Access to all domains is required for this operation.
Table 40 Message Body JSON Objects for Host Creation
Member
name
persona
FCWWNs
iSCSINames
domain
forceTearDown
descriptors
When creating a host, the name is required. Other members are optional.

Host Creation Success

Upon successful creation of the host, the location portion of the response header contains the URI
for the newly created host in the following format:
52 Working with Hosts
shows the members that the message body can include.
JSON Type Value Range
string name31
number HostPersona Enum
array of string WWN
array of string name223
string name31
Boolean
HostDescriptors descriptors object
Mandatory Ignored Values
Yes Null
No Zero and negative
values
No Null
No Null
No Null
No None
No Null
Description
Specifies the name
of the host.
(Since WSAPI 1.2)
ID of the persona
to assign to the
host.
(Since WSAPI 1.2)
One or more
WWN to set for
the host.
(Since WSAPI 1.2)
One or more iSCSI
names to set for
the host.
(Since WSAPI 1.2)
Create the host in
the specified
domain, or default
domain if
unspecified.
(Since WSAPI 1.2)
If True, force to
tear down
low-priority VLUN
exports.
(Since WSAPI 1.2)
See
HostDescriptors.
(Since WSAPI 1.2)