EMC Unity - Add Host Initiator
- Summary
- Add a new host initiator for a host on an EMC Unity array.
- Description
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This task creates or adds a new host initiator for a host on an EMC Unity storage array.
Host can contain both FC and iSCSI initiators
This task creates the following types of host initiators:
- ISCSI initiator - iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN)
- FC Initiator - Worldwide Name (WWN)
- EMC Unity Host Identity: podName@AccountName@hostName@hostID. For example: Vblock@Unity_Hybrid@TestHost@Host_1
- Initiator Type: Select the initiator Type. For example, ISCSI or FC
- IQN or WWN: Valid IQN or WWN-Enter IQN in case of iSCSI access or WWN in case of FC access
- Ignore Storage Access: Check box-Specifies whether to include the host initiator when storage access is granted to the host.
- CHAP Username: Valid name-CHAP user name-Applies to iSCSI initiators only.
- CHAP Secret: CHAP secret to use to authenticate iSCSI sessions. Applies to iSCSI initiators only.
- CHAP Secret Type: CHAP secret encoding type. Applies to iSCSI initiators only.
- Inputs
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Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory EMC Unity Host Identity Select Host to which initiator to be added EMCUnityHostIdentity Y Initiator Type Host initiator type EMCUnityHostInitiatorType Y IQN or WWN Enter IQN in case of ISCSI access or WWN in case of FC access gen_text_input Y CHAP Username CHAP user name. Applies to iSCSI initiators only. gen_text_input CHAP Secret CHAP secret to use to authenticate iSCSI sessions. Applies to iSCSI initiators only. password CHAP Secret Type CHAP secret encoding type. Applies to iSCSI initiators only. EMCUnityChapSecretType Ignore Storage Access Specifies whether to include the host initiator when storage access is granted to the host. Boolean - Outputs
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Output Description Type OUTPUT_EMC_UNITY_ACCOUNT_IDENTITY EMC Unity Account Identity. EMCUnityAccountIdentity OUTPUT_EMC_UNITY_HOST_IDENTITY EMC Unity Host Identity. EMCUnityHostIdentity OUTPUT_EMC_UNITY_HOST_INITIATOR_IDENTITY EMC Unity Host Initiator Identity. EMCUnityHostInitiatorIdentity OUTPUT_EMC_UNITY_INITIATOR_WWN_IQN EMC Unity Initiator WWN/IQN. EMCUnityInitiatorWWN/IQN