Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 108)

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7. Managing Hosts
Grouping Hosts
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Grouping Hosts
The OneCommand Manager application enables you to assign related hosts to host
groups. Typically, hosts within the same host group share some common function, or
they may simply reside within the same organizational unit within an enterprise such
as a “Payroll” group or a “Shipping/Receiving” group.
You can display the hosts in the discovery-tree in either a group centric format or in the
host-based flat format. The Host grouping capability is available in Host view, Vport
view, or Fabric view mode.
Note: The same fabric may appear under more than one host group. For example,
some ports on the fabric may be attached to ports and hosts in one host group,
and other ports on the same fabric may be attached ports and hosts in a
different host group.
You can also perform batch operations such as firmware download and driver
parameter updates on a selected set of groups. See “Updating Firmware for Multiple
Adapters” on page 251 for more information.
Note: Grouping hosts is not supported on VMware.
To display all hosts without grouping, do one of the following:
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From the View menu, uncheck Show Groups.
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From the toolbar unclick Show Host Groups.
To display all hosts groups:
1. Do one of the following:
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From the View menu, check Show Groups.
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From the toolbar click Show Host Groups.
2. From the Available Host Group list choose All.
To display all hosts assigned to a particular group:
1. Do one of the following:
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From the View menu, check Show Groups.
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From the toolbar click Show Host Groups.
2. From the Available Host Group list choose the group whose hosts you want to
view.