Create Host Port

Create Host Port

This command creates a new host bus adapter (HBA) host port.

Syntax

create hostPort identifier="wwn" userLabel="portLabel" host="hostName" [hostType=(hostTypeIndexLabel | hostTypeIndexNumber)]

Parameters

Parameter Description

identifier
The World Wide Name (wwn) of the HBA host port. Enclose the WWN name in double quotes (" ").

userLabel
The name you want to give the new HBA host port. Enclose the port label in double quotes (" ").

host
The name of the host for which you are defining an HBA host port. Enclose the host name in double quotes (" ").

hostType
The index label or number of the HBA host port host type. Use the show storageArray hostTypeTable command to generate a list of available host type identifiers. If the host type has special characters, enclose the host type in double quotes (" ").

Notes

An HBA host port is a physical connection on a host adapter that resides within a host computer. An HBA host port provides a host access to the virtual disks in a storage array. If the host adapter has only one physical connection (one HBA host port) the terms HBA host port and host adapter are synonymous.

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

Minimum Firmware Level

5.20

Parameter	Description
`identifier`	The World Wide Name (wwn) of the HBA host port. Enclose the WWN name in double quotes (" ").
`userLabel`	The name you want to give the new HBA host port. Enclose the port label in double quotes (" ").
`host`	The name of the host for which you are defining an HBA host port. Enclose the host name in double quotes (" ").
`hostType`	The index label or number of the HBA host port host type. Use the `show storageArray hostTypeTable` command to generate a list of available host type identifiers. If the host type has special characters, enclose the host type in double quotes (" ").