HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software - Manual (Page 400)

Provisioning Manager 368
NOTE: You can filter the list of ports so that the information for only one port is displayed.
To filter the list of ports: Click the Show Filters button, select the port that you would like to
view, and click the Apply button. Only the information for the selected port is displayed in
the table below.
• Name - The name of the host security group.
• Initiators - Displays one of the following:
• The caption for the discovered port if the port has been discovered by the management
server (for example Columbia:Adapter0 Port 0). A tool tip over the caption gives the full
WWN.
• The WWN if the port’s not been discovered.
• Volumes - The volumes in the host security group.
• Host Mode - Displays the port settings for your operational environment. The settings for the
host mode vary by the model of the HDS storage system. With some hardware, you must select
a special host mode on the port for the storage system to enable certain servers and HBAs to
“see” the LUNs on the port. Refer to your documentation for the HDS storage system.
• Host Mode 2 (Displayed if applicable) - Optional settings on the port that describe how the
host accesses the port. Multiple options exist. Refer to your documentation for HDS storage
system.
3. If the table contains more than 10 entries, navigation buttons are displayed. To navigate
through the table, click one of the following:
• - Goes to the first page.
• - Goes one page back.
• - Goes one page forward.
• - Goes to the last page.
You can also create, edit and delete host security groups from this page. See the following topics
for more information:
• ” Creating Host Security Groups ” on page 368
• ” Editing Host Security Groups ” on page 371
• ” Deleting Host Security Groups ” on page 373
• ” Setting the Host Mode for IBM Storage Systems ” on page 373
Creating Host Security Groups
Host Security Groups define which initiators (HBA ports) have access to specified storage volumes.
They are associated with a fibre-channel port and contain a list of HBA port initiators and the
volumes they can see.
Keep in mind the following: