The IBM® DS8000® provides
functions that are compatible with the system.
Before you begin
After you have defined at least one storage complex, storage unit, and I/O port, you
can define the system as a host and create host connections. If you have not defined all of
these required storage elements, use the IBM DS8000 Storage Manager or the IBM DS command-line interface to define these elements and return to this
topic after they are configured.
This task assumes that you have already launched the IBM DS8000 Storage Manager.
Procedure
To configure the IBM DS8000, complete the following
steps.
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Click .
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Select Create new host connection from the
Task list.
The Create Host System wizard begins.
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Complete the following steps on the Define Host Ports panel.
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Enter a unique name of up to 12 characters for each port in the Host
Connection Nickname field.
The value is used to automatically assign nicknames for the host ports as they are added
to the Host WWPN table. This is a required field.
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Select Fibre Channel Point-to-Point/Switched (FcSf) for the port
type.
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Select IBM SAN Volume Controller from the Host
Type list.
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In the Host WWPN field, enter the 16-digit worldwide port name
(WWPN) manually, or select the WWPN from the list. Click Add.
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Click Next.
The Map Host Ports to a Volume Group panel is displayed.
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Complete the following steps in the Map Host Ports to a Volume Group panel.
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You can choose to either map the ports to an existing volume group or create a new
one.
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After completing that task, click Next.
The Define I/O Ports panel is displayed.
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Complete the following steps in the Define I/O Ports panel.
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Select either Automatic (any valid I/O port) or Manual
selection of I/O ports to assign I/O ports.
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Click Next.
The Verification panel is displayed.
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Verify that the attributes and values that are displayed in the table are correct.
- If the values are correct, click Finish.
- If the values are not correct, click Back to return to the previous
panels and change the incorrect values.