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# Associate directors and ports

Unisphere supports the association of directors and ports.

## Prerequisites

The storage system must be running HYPERMAX OS 5977 or PowerMaxOS 5978.

## About this task

When associating directors and ports, you can associate directors with ports, or ports with directors.

## Steps

Do one of the following:

- To associate directors with ports:
  1. Select the storage system.
  2. Select System > Hardware.
  3. In the Hardware panel, click Available Ports to open the Available Ports list view.
  4. Select one or more ports.
  5. Click Associate.
  6. Select a director and click Associate.
- To associate ports with directors:
  1. Select the storage system.
  2. Select System > Hardware.
  3. In the Hardware panel, click the director emulation type to open its list view.
  4. Select the director.
  5. Click and then click Associate to open the Port Association dialog.
  6. Select the port and click OK.