Changing the name, host mode, or host mode options of a host group

Use this procedure to change the name, host mode, or host mode options (HMOs) of a host group.

Caution
  • Before changing the host mode of a host group, you should back up data on the port to which the host group belongs. Changing the host mode should not be destructive, but data integrity cannot be guaranteed without a backup.
  • When a port has a path defined for an LDEV with the GAD reserve attribute and you need to change the host mode, the operation might fail if you configure more than one port at a time. For ports that have a path defined for an LDEV with the GAD reserve attribute, perform this operation on one port at a time.

Before you begin

The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.

Procedure

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

  2. Click Ports/Host Groups/iSCSI Targets.

  3. On the Host Groups tab, select the Port ID of the host group you want to change.

  4. Click More Actions and then click Edit Host Groups.

    1. To change the name of the host group, select Host Group Name, and then enter the new host group name.

    2. To change the host mode, select Host Mode, and then select the new host mode. For details about host modes, see Host modes for host groups.

    3. To change a host mode option, select the host mode option and click Enable or Disable. For details about host mode options, see Host mode options.

  5. Click Finish.

    The Confirm window appears.

  6. In the Task Name text box, enter the task name.

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

  7. Click Apply.

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