Create Host

Create Host

This command creates a new host. If you do not specify a host group in which to create the new host, it is created in the default group.

Syntax

create host userLabel="hostName" [hostGroup=("hostGroupName" | defaultGroup)]

Parameters

Parameter Description

userLabel
The name you want to give the host you are creating. Enclose the host name in double quotes (" ").

hostGroup
The name of the host group in which you want to create a new host. Enclose the host group name in double quotes (" "). (If a host group does not exist you can create a new host group using the create hostGroup command.) defaultGroup is the host group that contains the host to which the virtual disk is mapped.

Notes

You can use any combination of alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores for the names. Names can have a maximum of 30 characters.

A host is a computer that is attached to the storage array and accesses the virtual disks on the storage array through its host bus adapter (HBA) host ports. You can define specific virtual disk-to-LUN mappings to an individual host or assign the host to a host group that shares access to one or more virtual disks.

A host group is an optional topological element that you can define if you want to designate a collection of hosts that will share access to the same virtual disks. The host group is a logical entity. Define a host group only if you have two or more hosts that will share access to the same virtual disks.

If you do not specify a host group in which to place the host you are creating, the newly defined host will belong to the default host group.

Minimum Firmware Level

5.20

Parameter	Description
`userLabel`	The name you want to give the host you are creating. Enclose the host name in double quotes (" ").
`hostGroup`	The name of the host group in which you want to create a new host. Enclose the host group name in double quotes (" "). (If a host group does not exist you can create a new host group using the create hostGroup command.) defaultGroup is the host group that contains the host to which the virtual disk is mapped.