Configuration: About Your Host 85• Select the Mappings tab. Right-click the root node (storage arrayname), Default Group node, or Host Group node in the Topologypane to which you want to add the host, and select Define Hostfrom the pop-up menu.The Specify Host Name window is displayed.3 In Host name, enter an up to 30 character alphanumeric name.4 Select the relevant option in Do you plan to use the storage partitions inthe this storage array? and click Next.The Specify Host Port Identifiers window is displayed.5 Select the relevant option to add a host port identifier to the host, you canselect:• Add by selecting a known unassociated host port identifier—InKnown unassociated host port identifiers, select the relevant hostport identifier.• Add by creating a new host port identifier—In New host portidentifier, enter a 16 character name and an up to 30 character Aliasfor the host port identifier and click Add.NOTE: The host port identifier name must contain only the letters A through F.6 Click Next.The Specify Host Type window is displayed.7 In Host type, select the relevant operating system for the host.The Host Group Question window is displayed.8 In this window, you can select:• Yes—this host shares access to the same virtual disks with other hosts.• No—this host does NOT share access to the same virtual disks withother hosts.9 Click Next.If you select Yes, the Specify Host Group window is displayed. If youselect No, see step 1110 Enter the name of the host group or select an existing host group and clickNext.
