Storage System Configuration

This section details how to add initiators to the hosts on the storage system. For details on how to create hosts and mappings, see the Basic Storage Service Configuration Guide corresponding to your storage system.

1. After configuring zones on the switches, log in to DeviceManager of the storage system. On the Hosts page, select the desired host, click More on the right, and choose Add Initiator.
   Figure 5-1 Adding an initiator
   
   • The information displayed on the GUI may vary slightly with the product version.
   • On DeviceManager earlier than 6.0.1, More is displayed as the icon.

2. Check whether the host initiators can be discovered.
   Figure 5-2 Querying initiators
   

   In the preceding figure, the host initiators have been discovered and are online.

3. Select the desired initiators and click OK.
   Figure 5-3 Assigning initiators
   

4. Confirm the information and click OK.
   Figure 5-4 Confirming the operation
   

5. After the system prompts that the initiators have been added successfully, click Close.
   Figure 5-5 Initiators added successfully
   

6. Click the host name and check the initiators. Ensure that the Status of the initiators is Online.
   Figure 5-6 Checking the initiator status
   

   In the preceding figure, the initiators have been added to the host and their Status is Online. The Fibre Channel connections have been established.