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Locating Security Groups that Contain a Specified LDEV Group
To specify an LDEV group and then find security groups in which the specified LDEV group is registered,
follow the procedure below:
1.
In the tree view of the Volume Security window (
), right-click an item except for a host
group or LDEV group that appears immediately below a security group.
2.
From the pop-up menu, select List -> LDEV Group to Security Group.
The LDEV Group to Security Group dialog box appears (
).
3.
From the LDEV Group drop-down list, select the desired LDEV Group.
The table lists the security groups that you want.
Limiting Host Access
Take the following steps if you want to enable some hosts to access certain volumes so that the other
hosts cannot access the volumes:
•
Creating a host group (see “
•
Registering hosts in the host group (see “
Registering Hosts in a Host Group
•
Registering ports in the host group (see “
Registering Ports in a Host Group
•
Creating an LDEV group (see “
•
Registering volumes in the LDEV group (see “
Registering Volumes in an LDEV Group
•
Creating a security group and classifying the security group as an access group (see
“
Creating a Security Group for Use As an Access Group
•
Registering the host group and the LDEV group in the security group (see
“
Registering a Host Group and an LDEV Group in a Security Group
Creating a Host Group
To specify hosts that can access volumes, you must create a host group and then register the hosts in
the host group.
The following is the procedure for creating a host group. For details on how to register hosts in a host
group, see “
Registering Hosts in a Host Group
CAUTION:
When creating a host group, you are strongly recommended to click the Apply button in the Volume
Security window, as described in the last step of the following procedure. If you forget to click Apply,
you might lose the host group when you encounter an error registering the host group and the LDEV
group (see “
Registering a Host Group and an LDEV Group in a Security Group
To create a host group:
1.
Ensure that you are in Modify mode.
2.
In the Volume Security window (
), double-click an LDKC number.
3.
Right-click Host Group.
A pop-up menu appears.
4.
Select Add/Change from the pop-up menu.
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