Dell PowerVault MD3000i Command Line Interface Guide - Page 121

Create Host Group, hostGroupName

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NOTE: You can use any combination of alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores for the names. Command names can have a maximum of 30 characters. If you exceed the maximum character limit, replace square brackets ([ ]) with angle brackets (< >) to overcome this limitation. Example -c create host userLabel= \"job2900\";" Create Host Group This command creates a new host group. NOTE: A host group is an optional topological element that you can define to designate a collection of hosts that share access to the same virtual disks. The host group is a logical entity. Define a host group only if you have two or more hosts that can share access to the same virtual disks. Syntax create hostGroup userLabel="hostGroupName" Parameters Parameter userLabel Description Name to give the host group that you are creating. You must put quotation marks (" ") around the host group name. NOTE: You can use any combination of alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores for the names. Command names can have a maximum of 30 characters. If you exceed the maximum character limit, replace square brackets ([ ]) with angle brackets (< >) to overcome this limitation. Create Host Port This command creates a new HBA host port identification. The identification is a software value that represents the physical HBA host port to the RAID controller module. Without the host port identification, the RAID controller module cannot receive instructions or data from the host port. Script Commands 121

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NOTE:
You can use any combination of alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and
underscores for the names. Command names can have a maximum of 30
characters. If you exceed the maximum character limit, replace square brackets
([ ]) with angle brackets (< >) to overcome this limitation.
Example
-c create host userLabel= \"job2900\";"
Create Host Group
This command creates a new host group.
NOTE:
A host group is an optional topological element that you can define to
designate a collection of hosts that share access to the same virtual disks. The host
group is a logical entity. Define a host group only if you have two or more hosts that
can share access to the same virtual disks.
Syntax
create hostGroup userLabel="
hostGroupName
"
Parameters
NOTE:
You can use any combination of alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and
underscores for the names. Command names can have a maximum of 30
characters. If you exceed the maximum character limit, replace square brackets
([ ]) with angle brackets (< >) to overcome this limitation.
Create Host Port
This command creates a new HBA host port identification. The identification
is a software value that represents the physical HBA host port to the RAID
controller module. Without the host port identification, the RAID controller
module cannot receive instructions or data from the host port.
Parameter
Description
userLabel
Name to give the host group that you are
creating. You must put quotation marks
(" ") around the host group name.