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Host connection commands, Adding a connection, Basic command – HP StorageWorks 1000 Modular Smart Array User Manual

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Using the CLI

Host connection commands

Each time the MSA is powered on, all active HBA connections to the MSA are automatically detected and

identified by their WWPN.
Before a host accesses the storage of the MSA, you must identify the operating system (host mode) of each

connection. HP also recommends assigning a user-defined name to each connection, to make the

identification and setup of each connection easier.
After connections are established, be sure to restrict access to the LUNs to specific hosts. The CLI uses an

Access Control List (ACL) to enter the list of LUNs a host can access. See

Access Control List commands

on page 43 for more information about SSP and ACLs.
Each of the following commands is used to enter and manage the connections:

Adding a connection
Changing the profile of a connection
Changing the user-defined name of a connection
Deleting the user-defined name of a connection
Creating a new profile
Moving to a different profile
Changing the profile mode

NOTE:

Use the

show connections

command to display information about each HBA connected to the

MSA, including connection name, WWPN, and profile. See

Show commands

” on page 19 for an

example display.

Adding a connection

If the host is not yet connected to the MSA, but WWPN of the HBA is known, you can use this command to

manually add, name, and identify the connection.

Basic command

add connection xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx> [profile=profile_name]
[offset=offset_value]

Command options

ConnectionName

—the user-defined name to give the connection, up to 16 alphanumeric characters.

wwpn=xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx

—the WWPN of the active HBA inside the host attached to the MSA.

The show connections command can be used to obtain the WWPN.

profile=profile_name

—the platform of the host. Options include:

Default

—is not operating-system specific and should not be used; use a valid pre-defined name.

Windows

OpenVMS

Tru64

Linux

Solaris

Netware

HP

offset=offset_value

—(default: 0) the unit offset for assigning logical volumes.

Example command and response

C

LI> add connection MSA-1 wwpn=12345678-12345678 profile=windows

Connection MSA-1 has been added successfully.

Profile Windows is set for the new connection.

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