A.7 Host Interface Information

Express specifies the following information as host interface information.

Note

When the host response of the same name has already been registered in ETERNUS disk storage system, Express does not re-register it.

Point

For the information that is not described following, specify it using the ETERNUS Web GUI.

Table A.8 Host interface configuration information (For FC connection)
Item	Description
Connection	Select the topology of a target port from "Fabric" or "FC-AL". It is necessary to allocate loop ID to the target port for "FC-AL".
Set Loop ID	When "FC-AL" is selected, set this item. Select either from "Manual" or "Auto".
Loop ID	When "FC-AL" is selected, set this item. If "Auto" is selected in "Set Loop ID", "Ascending" is automatically specified. If "Manual" is selected in "Set Loop ID", enter loop ID in hexadecimal. The input range is between 0x00 and 0x7D in hexadecimal.
Transfer Rate (Gbit/s)	Specify the transfer rate of the target port as follows. 4Gbit/s Model Automatically 1 2 4 8Gbit/s Model Automatically 2 4 8
Host Affinity	For host affinity of the target port, select "enable" or "disable".
Host Response	When "disable" is selected for Host Affinity, select a host response specified for the target port. 0:Default (ETERNUS DX60/DX80/DX90) 0:Others (ETERNUS DX80 S2/DX90 S2) Initial value. windowsmsdsm Recommended value to connect to the Windows host in which Microsoft Device Specific Module (DSM) is installed. linuxdevmap Recommended value to connect the Linux host in which device-mapper-multipath is installed. SolarisMPxIO Recommended value to connect to the Solaris host in which MPxIO is installed. ESX4 Recommended value to connect to the VMware host in which VMware vSphere 4 (ESX 4.0) is installed. ESX35 Recommended value to connect to the VMware host in which VMware Infrastructure 3 (ESX 3.5 or ESXi 3.5) is installed. EgeneraPAN Recommended value to connect to the Egenera host in which PAN manager is installed.

Table A.9 Host interface configuration information (For iSCSI connection)
Item	Description
IP Address	IP address of a target port. The specifiable value is 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255.
Subnet Mask	Subnet mask of a target port. The specifiable value is 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255.
Default Gateway	IP address of a default gateway. The specifiable value is 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255.
iSCSI Name	Input the iSCSI name of a target port in 1 to 233 one-byte alphanumeric characters and symbols (hyphen (-), colon (:), period (.)).
Alias Name	Input the alias name of a target port in 1 to 31 one-byte alphanumeric characters, symbols and spaces. An iSCSI name is an official name to specify a target iSCSI port while an alias name is used as a nickname.
Host Affinity	For host affinity of the target port, select "enable" or "disable".
Host Response	When "disable" is selected for Host Affinity, select a host response specified for the target port. 0:Default (ETERNUS DX60/DX80/DX90) 0:Others (ETERNUS DX80 S2/DX90 S2) Initial value. windowsmsdsm Recommended value to connect to the Windows host in which Microsoft Device Specific Module (DSM) is installed. linuxdevmap Recommended value to connect the Linux host in which device-mapper-multipath is installed. SolarisMPxIO Recommended value to connect to the Solaris host in which MPxIO is installed. ESX4 Recommended value to connect to the VMware host in which VMware vSphere 4 (ESX 4.0) is installed. ESX35 Recommended value to connect to the VMware host in which VMware Infrastructure 3 (ESX 3.5 or ESXi 3.5) is installed. EgeneraPAN Recommended value to connect to the Egenera host in which PAN manager is installed.

Table A.10 Host interface configuration information (For SAS connection)
Item	Description
Host Affinity	For host affinity of the target port, select "enable" or "disable".
Host Response	When "disable" is selected for Host Affinity, host response specified for the target port. 0:Default (ETERNUS DX60/DX80/DX90) 0:Others (ETERNUS DX80 S2/DX90 S2)