Use the Modifying iSCSI Alias panel in the SAN Volume Controller Console to
create or change the iSCSI alias for the selected node. An iSCSI alias
is a user-assigned name that identifies the SAN Volume Controller node
to the iSCSI-attached host. It is possible to change the iSCSI alias
of a node even if the node is offline.
Attributes
The
following attributes are displayed:
- Node Name
- Displays the name of the node.
- Node ID
- Displays the system-assigned identifier for the node.
- WWNN
- Displays the worldwide node name for the selected node.
- I/O Group
- Displays the name of the I/O group that this node belongs to.
The default name is the string io_grp, which is followed
by the system-assigned ID.
- iSCSI Name
- Displays the iSCSI qualified name (IQN) for the node. For SAN Volume Controller nodes
this is always iqn.1986-03.com.ibm:2145.<cluster
name>.<node name>, where <cluster
name> and <node name> depend on
the values configured for the cluster.
- iSCSI Alias
- Displays the alias name for the node which identifies it to the
iSCSI-attached host. The alias name can consist of any printable ASCII
character, but cannot begin or end with a space. An alias name cannot
exceed 79 characters.
Fields
The
following field can be updated:
- iSCSI Alias
- Enter an alias for the selected node. The alias name can consist
of any printable ASCII character, but cannot begin or end with a space.
An alias name cannot exceed 79 characters.
Actions
The
following actions are available:
- OK
- Click this button to change the iSCSI alias for the node.
- Cancel
- Click this button to exit this panel without changing the iSCSI
alias for the node.