Defining a Host

Use this option to define a new . Perform the following steps:

Important:

This operation fails if the name you choose duplicates an existing host in the Topology View.
After defining a host, define its associated .
The maximum length of the host name cannot exceed 30 characters.
It is highly recommended that you provide the same name as the host's assigned network node name.
An mapping is not required for . If your storage array is managed using an out-of-band connection, and an mapping is assigned to the , an Access Virtual Disk mapping is assigned to every host created from the Default Group. To prevent this from happening, remove the Access Virtual Disk mapping from the Default Group. For more information, see Removing an Access Virtual Disk Mapping.

From the window, select either the storage array, Default Group, or a in the Topology View, and select Mappings >> Define >> Host.

Type the name of the new host in the field.

Either click Add to save the newly-defined host and leave the dialog box open to define another host, or click Close.

The host appears in one of the following ways:

If you selected the following node when you defined the host...

Then the host Omaha appears under...

Storage Array or Default Group

The Default Group node in the Topology View.

Note: When you select Host Omaha and define a specific

Host Group

The selected Host Group. For example, if you selected Host Group Omaha and defined Host Omaha A, this host now appears under the Host Group Omaha in the Topology View.

Defining a Host

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