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# View PowerPath host initiators

PowerPath is host-based software that provides automated data path management and load-balancing capabilities for heterogeneous server, network, and storage deployed in physical and virtual environments.

## Prerequisites

PowerPath 6.3

The following are the minimum requirements to perform this task:

## About this task

See Roles and associated permissions to determine the user roles that can perform this task.

This feature is not supported by storage systems running HYPERMAX OS 5977.

## Steps

1. Select the storage system.
2. Select Hosts > PowerPath to open the PowerPath Hosts list view.
3. Click the number next to Initiators to open the PowerPath Host Initiators list view.

   The following properties display:

   - Name—The PowerPath hostname
   - Type—Initiator type, for example, Fibre
   - Host—The name of the PowerPath hosts
   - Host Groups—The number of PowerPath host groups
   - Masking Views—The number of masking views

   Click to view the following additional details:

   - Name—The PowerPath host name
   - Type—Initiator type, for example, Fibre
   - Host—The name of the PowerPath hosts
   - Host Groups—The number of PowerPath host groups
   - Initiator Paths—The number of initiator paths
   - Masking Views—The number of masking views
   - Storage Groups—The number of storage groups
   - Volumes—The number of volumes