Create host system — General host information

Use this page to define general host information.

Introduction

For open systems and iSeries hosts, a host system must be created for each host, and one or more host system attachments must be created and attached to the storage unit before the storage unit allows the host to access the data.

Note: Host systems do not need to be created for FICON hosts, since they provide anonymous attachment to the storage unit.

You must have at least one array and one rank defined before creating hosts.

Menu path

Real-time manager or Simulated manager > Manage hardware > Host systems > Select Action: Create... > Go

Fields

Type

The host manufacturer, platform, and host type abbreviation (in parentheses). The host type is selected when the host system is created. This is a required field.

Standard Open Systems: IBM pSeries, RS/6000 and RS/6000 SP servers - AIX (pSeries); IBM pSeries, RS/6000 and RS/6000 SP servers – Linux (Linux on POWER); IBM zSeries servers - Linux (zLinux); IBM SAN File System – AIX MDS (SanFsAIX); IBM SAN File System – Linux MDS (SanFsLinux); IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC); AMD servers – Linux RHEL (AMDLinuxRHEL); AMD servers – Linux Suse (AMDLinuxSuse); Apple servers (AppleOSX); Fujitsu servers – Solaris (Fujitsu); HP servers - HP-UX (Hp); HP AlphaServer - OpenVMS (HpVms); HP AlphaServer - Tru64 UNIX (HpTru64); Intel-based servers – Linux RHEL (LinuxRHEL); Intel-based servers – Linux Suse (LinuxSuse); Intel-based servers – Linux Red Flag (LinuxRF); Intel-based servers – Linux Desktop (LinuxDT); Intel-based servers – Microsoft Windows 2000 (Win2000); Intel-based servers – Microsoft Windows 2003 (Win2003); Intel-based servers – Novell Netware (Novell); SGI Origin servers – IRIX (SGI); Sun servers - Solaris (Sun); VMWare ESX (VMWare)
iSeries: IBM iSeries and AS/400 Servers - OS/400 (iSeries); IBM iSeries/pSeries servers - Linux (iLinux)
Anonymous: Anonymous FICON host

Nickname

The nickname for the host. Nicknames are user-specified when the host is created, and they can be used as part of an overall scheme or naming convention for making resources easier to identify and manage. The name is limited to 16 characters. This is a required field.

Description

The host description, limited to 256 characters.