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Creating A Host In PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610, Replacing A NAS Cluster Solution Controller

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Creating A Host In PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 For PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 NAS solutions, you can create hosts manually using Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM). To create a host in the host group you created: 1. Right-click the host group you created. 2. Click Define → Host. The Specify Host Name (Define Host) screen is displayed. 3. Type the name of the new host in Host name. 4. Click Next. The Specify Host Port Identifiers (Define Host) screen is displayed. 5. Select the host port identifier from the Add by selecting a known unassociated host port identifier list. 6. Type the host name in User label and suffix the host name with IQN. 7. Click Add. 8. Click Next. The Specify Host Type (Define Host) screen is displayed. 9. Select Linux from the Host type (operating system) list. 10. Click Next. The Preview (Define Host) screen is displayed. 11. Click Finish. The Creation Successful (Define Host) screen is displayed. 12. Click Yes to define another host. Repeat step 2 to step 10 to create another host. Replacing A NAS Cluster Solution Controller You must replace the controller in the event of a catastrophic failure where the existing controller cannot be brought back online. Prerequisites Before replacing the controller ensure that: • You have physical access to the controllers. • The controller is verified as failed (if it is replaced with a new one). The procedure for replacing a controller involves: • Detaching the controller. • Removing and replacing the controller. • Attaching the new controller. 107

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Creating A Host In PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610
For PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 NAS solutions, you can create hosts manually using Modular Disk Storage
Manager (MDSM).
To create a host in the host group you created:
1.
Right-click the host group you created.
2.
Click
Define
→
Host
.
The
Specify Host Name (Define Host)
screen is displayed.
3.
Type the name of the new host in
Host name
.
4.
Click
Next
.
The
Specify Host Port Identifiers (Define Host)
screen is displayed.
5.
Select the host port identifier from the
Add by selecting a known unassociated host port identifier
list.
6.
Type the host name in
User label
and suffix the host name with IQN.
7.
Click
Add
.
8.
Click
Next
.
The
Specify Host Type (Define Host)
screen is displayed.
9.
Select
Linux
from the
Host type (operating system)
list.
10.
Click
Next
.
The
Preview (Define Host)
screen is displayed.
11.
Click
Finish
.
The
Creation Successful (Define Host)
screen is displayed.
12.
Click
Yes
to define another host.
Repeat step 2 to step 10 to create another host.
Replacing A NAS Cluster Solution Controller
You must replace the controller in the event of a catastrophic failure where the existing controller cannot be brought
back online.
Prerequisites
Before replacing the controller ensure that:
•
You have physical access to the controllers.
•
The controller is verified as failed (if it is replaced with a new one).
The procedure for replacing a controller involves:
•
Detaching the controller.
•
Removing and replacing the controller.
•
Attaching the new controller.
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