ETERNUS SF Express V14.2 User's Guide

A.1 Server Information

The following is specified for Express as server information.

This information is for ETERNUS Disk storage system only.

Table A.1 Server configuration information

Item	Description
Name	This is a server name. You can enter a maximum of 16 one-byte alphanumeric characters and symbols. However, the symbols of percent (%) at the head of a name, backslash (\), question (?) and comma (,) are unusable. Server host name and computer name should be unique within a storage system.
Alias	Apart from server name, this is a name easy to understand "what operation is in progress on this server". You can enter a maximum of 16 one-byte alphanumeric characters and symbols. However, the symbols of percent (%) at the head of a name, backslash (\), question (?) and comma (,) are unusable.
HBA Type	This is a HBA type of server and disk storage system. Select any of the following. FC iSCSI SAS However, use the same HBA type within 1 server.
Host ID1	This is a host identifier of HBA, which is any of the following. host WWN(World Wide Name) iSCSI name and IP address SAS address Select the Host ID from a list displayed by Express when the [Discover] button is pressed, or enter it manually. To find the Host ID, refer to HBA manuals. For FC connection: Select host WWN(World Wide Name) name. For iSCSI connection: Select iSCSI name and IP address. IP address can be omitted. For SAS connection: Select SAS address. Host ID 2 is not a required item. Enter it only when you use 2 HBAs.
Host ID2

Note

When Host ID of iSCSI is selected from the pull-down list, iSNS server setting is required in advance.
To set iSNS server, please refer to manual of the disk storage system.

When registering HBA information for a server iSCSI connection in Express, IP address must be entered manually in the case of an ETERNUS DX60/DX80 with a firmware version prior to V10L40. When the server's HBA IP address is changed, please update the HBA information in Express.

For an ETERNUS DX60/DX80 with a firmware version V10L40 or later or for an ETERNUS DX80 S2/DX90 S2, input of the IP address can be omitted. When IP address is omitted, though it will not be necessary to set again even if IP address of the server HBA is changed, only 1 group of volumes (Affinity Group) can be connected for the iSCSI Name of the HBA.

Moreover, please do not input the IP address of the server's HBA information when all of the following conditions are met:

1. The Disk storage system to be managed with Express is an ETERNUS DX60/DX80 with a firmware version V10L40 or later.

2. Express manages the system that with the ETERNUS Disk storage system of iSCSI model has already been composed.

3. IP address of the host information that is registered on the ETERNUS Disk storage system of 2) is omitted (It is displayed as "*").

4. The host information of 3) is equivalent to HBA information of the server that is registered on Express.

If it is corresponding to all the above-mentioned conditions, and if IP address is entered, volume information that is connected with the server will not be correctly displayed.

Please check the host setting of ETERNUS Disk storage system using ETERNUS Web GUI in advance.