Add New Host window

For Fibre Channel Ports

Item

Description

HBA WWN

Specify the WWN of the port in 16 digits of hexadecimal numbers.

Host Name

Specify the host name.

As a host name, you can use single-byte ASCII characters (alpha-numerals and symbols) up to 64 characters. You cannot use the following symbols:

\ / : , ; * ? " < > |

You cannot use blanks at the beginning or end of the host name. A host name is case-sensitive.

For iSCSI ports

Item

Description

HBA iSCSI Name

Specify the WWN of the port in 16 digits of hexadecimal numbers.

  • iqn or eui: Select the format of the iSCSI name.
  • Text box: Specify the iSCSI name.

    For the iqn format, an iSCSI name takes up to 219 single-byte ASCII characters (alpha-numerals and symbols). You cannot use the following symbols:

    ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , / ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~

    For the eui format, an iSCSI name takes fixed to 16 alpha-numerals.

Host Name

Specify the host name.

As a host name, you can use single-byte ASCII characters (alpha-numerals and symbols) up to 32 characters. You cannot use the following symbols:

\ / : , ; * ? " < > |

You cannot use blanks at the beginning or end of the host name. A host name is case-sensitive.