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# View host and host groups

Storage hosts are systems that use storage system LUN resources. A logical unit number (LUN) is an identifier that is used for labeling and designating subsystems of physical or virtual storage.

## About this task

## Steps

1. Select the storage system.
2. Select Hosts > Hosts to open the Hosts and Host Groups list view.
3. Use the Hosts and Host Groups list view to view and manage hosts.

   The following properties display:

   Name—Host or host group name. An arrow icon at the beginning of the name indicates that the host is a host group. Click the icon to view hosts contained in the group.

   Masking Views—Number of masking views associated with the host.

   Initiators—Number of initiators in the host.

   Consistent LUNs—Flag indicating if the Consistent LUNs flag is set. When set, any masking operation involving this host or host group that would result in inconsistent LUN values, is rejected. When not set, the storage system attempts to keep LUN values consistent, but deviates from consistency when LUN conflicts occur during masking operations. indicates that the feature is set.

   Port Flag Overrides—Flag indicating if any port flags are overridden for the host.

   Last Update—Timestamp of the most recent changes to the host.

   Type—Initiator type (possible values are: Fibre, iSCSI, NVMe/TCP, or None.

   Bandwidth Limit—The bandwidth limit setting for a fibre host that has at least one initiator.

   Click to view the host or host group details.

   The following controls are available:

   Create > Create Host— Create hosts

   Create > Create Host Group— Create host groups

   Modify— Modify hosts or Modify host groups

   Provision Storage to Host— The Provision Storage wizard

   Set Flags— Set host or host group port flags

   Set Bandwidth Limit— Set host bandwidth limit

   Delete— Delete operations

   Check iSCSI Session State— Check iSCSI session state

   Create Control Host Masking View— Create control host masking view