Creating LDEVs used as system drives of NAS

To apply the settings of LDEVs used for system drives of NAS, you must add LU paths between target LEVs and dedicated host groups.

Before you begin

  • The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.
  • The NAS module must be installed in the storage system.
  • LDEVs used as system drives of NAS must already be created.

Procedure

  1. Click Storage Systems, and then expand the Storage Systems tree.

  2. Click Ports/Host Groups/iSCSI Targets and select the target host group or iSCSI target.

  3. Click Add LUN Paths.

  4. In the Select LDEVs window, select target LDEVs from the Available LDEVs table, then click Add.

    Added LDEVs are listed in the Selected LDEVs table.

  5. Click Next.

  6. In Selection Object, click NAS Platform (User LU).

  7. Dedicated host groups are listed in the Selected Host Groups table.

    Note

    In the window, Available Host Groups, Add, and Remove are inactive.

    If you select the check box of the row, and then click Detail, the Host Group Property window appears.

  8. Click Next.

  9. Confirm the defined LU paths.

    To change the LDEV name:
    1. Select the check boxes of LDEV IDs that you want to change.
    2. Click Change LDEV Settings.
    3. In the Change LDEV Settings window, specify values in Prefix and Initial Number.
    4. Click OK.
    To change the LUN ID:
    1. In the LUN ID column (Any number Sets of Paths), select the host groups (iSCSI Targets) checkboxes.
    2. Select the check box of the LDEV ID that you want to change.
    3. Click Change LUN IDs.
    4. In the Change LUN IDs window, specify the value in Initial LUN ID.
    5. Click OK.

  10. Click Finish.

    The Confirm window appears.

  11. In the Task Name text box, type a unique name for the task or accept the default.

    You can enter up to 32 ASCII characters and symbols, with the exception of: \ / : , ; * ? " < > |. The value "date-window name" is entered by default.

  12. Click Apply.

    If the Go to tasks window for status check box is selected, the Tasks window appears.
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