Commissioning a Host

Detailed Steps

To commission a new host, follow these steps:

  1. From the DCNM-SAN window, select Tools > Host Provisioning.

    2. The Host Provisioning wizard window is displayed.

  2. Click the Commission radio button.
  3. Click [...] and select the host from the existing configurations or VSAN , or enter the WWN of a host that is not in VSAN or not configured yet.

    4. If the host configuration already exists, the switch, device alias, and VSAN information are populated in the window.

    If the configuration does not exist already, enter a device alias for the WWN, enter a switch where the configuration will be initiated, and select a VSAN to which the host should belong. The entries are created and saved when you click Next in the Host Provisioning wizard window.

  4. Uncheck the Skip Zoning check box.
  5. Click Next. The Select Targets and the Select Zone windows appear.
  6. Uncheck the Skip DPVM check box.
  7. Click Next. The DPVM entries are created.
  8. Click Next.

    9. The Select Targets window appears.

    Note     The Host Provisioning wizard requires that basic and enhanced device alias, DPVM, and CFS to be enabled in all switches in the selected VSAN.

  9. Select the target with which the host needs to communicate, and click Add.

    10. The target entry is moved to the bottom of the window.

  10. Click Next.

    11. The Select Zone window appears.

  11. Select a zone and check the Create Flow after Activation check box.

    12. The host and storage are added to a zone and the zone is activated, and a flow between host and storage is created when you click Finish.

  12. Click Finish.

    13. The device alias and DPVM entries are created, a zone is created and activated, and the flow is created based on the check boxes you checked.


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