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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 (

Figure 4

), 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 (

Figure 21

).

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

Creating a Host Group

” on page 47)

Registering hosts in the host group (see

Registering Hosts in a Host Group

” on page 48)

Registering ports in the host group (see

Registering Ports in a Host Group

” on page 49)

Creating an LDEV group (see

Creating an LDEV Group

” on page 50)

Registering volumes in the LDEV group (see

Registering Volumes in an LDEV Group

” on page 51)

Creating a security group and classifying the security group as an access group (see

Creating a Security Group for Use As an Access Group

” on page 52)

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

” on page 53)

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

” on page 48.

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

” on page 53).

To create a host group:

1.

Ensure that you are in Modify mode.

2.

In the Volume Security window (

Figure 4

), 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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