View host initiators

Unisphere host management includes the management of initiators and initiator groups. An initiator group is a container of one or more host initiators.

Steps

  1. Select the storage system.
  2. Select Hosts > Hosts.
  3. Select the host and click An icon showing the letter i to open the host details view, and then click the link in the Initiators field to open the initiators list view.

    The following properties display:

    Initiator—WWN or IQN (iSCSI Qualified Name) ID of the initiator.

    Dir:Port—Storage system director and port that is associated with the initiator, for example: FA-7E:1.

    Alias—User-defined initiator name.

    Logged In—Flag that indicates if the initiator is logged into the fabric: Yes/No.

    On Fabric—Flag that indicates if the initiator is on the fabric: Yes/No.

    Port Flag Overrides—Flag that indicates if any port flags have been overridden by the initiator: Yes/No.

    Hosts—Number of hosts the initiator is associated with.

    Masking Views—Number of associated masking views.

    The following controls are available:

    Set AttributesSet initiator attributes

    Set Host FlagsSet initiator port flags

    Rename AliasRename initiator aliases

    Replace InitiatorReplace initiators

    Remove Masking EntryRemove initiator from login history