HP P4000 9.0 HP StorageWorks P4000 SAN Solution User Guide - Page 260

Managing server connections

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10. Click OK. The server connection appears in the management group in the navigation window. You can now assign this server connection to volumes, giving the server access to the volumes. For more information, see "Assigning server connections access to volumes" on page 264. Managing server connections You can do the following to manage your server connections: • Editing server connections, page 260 • Deleting server connections, page 260 Editing server connections You can edit the following fields for a server connection: • Description • Load balancing • CHAP options CAUTION: If you change the load balancing or CHAP options, you must log off and log back on to the target in the iSCSI initiator for the changes to take effect. You can also delete a server connection from the management group. For more information, see "Deleting server connections" on page 260. CAUTION: Editing the iqn or CHAP server settings may interrupt access to volumes. If necessary, or if the server is sensitive to disconnections, stop server access before editing a server. 1. In the navigation window, select the server connection you want to edit. 2. Click the Details tab. 3. Click Server Tasks, and select Edit Server. 4. Change the appropriate information. 5. Click OK when you are finished. 6. If you have changed the Enable Load Balancing option, a message opens, notifying you to log servers off and back on to the volumes. This may entail stopping the applications, disconnecting them, reconnecting the applications to the volumes, and then restarting them. Deleting server connections Deleting a server connection stops access to volumes by servers using that server connection. Access to the same volume by other servers continues. 260 Controlling server access to volumes

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10.
Click
OK
.
The server connection appears in the management group in the navigation window.
You can now assign this server connection to volumes, giving the server access to the volumes.
For more information, see
Assigning server connections access to volumes
on page 264.
Managing server connections
You can do the following to manage your server connections:
Editing server connections
, page 260
Deleting server connections
, page 260
Editing server connections
You can edit the following fields for a server connection:
Description
Load balancing
CHAP options
CAUTION:
If you change the load balancing or CHAP options, you must log off and log back on to the target in
the iSCSI initiator for the changes to take effect.
You can also delete a server connection from the management group. For more information, see
Deleting server connections
on page 260.
CAUTION:
Editing the
iqn
or CHAP server settings may interrupt access to volumes. If necessary, or if the server
is sensitive to disconnections, stop server access before editing a server.
1.
In the navigation window, select the server connection you want to edit.
2.
Click the
Details
tab.
3.
Click
Server Tasks
, and select
Edit Server
.
4.
Change the appropriate information.
5.
Click
OK
when you are finished.
6.
If you have changed the Enable Load Balancing option, a message opens, notifying you to log
servers off and back on to the volumes.
This may entail stopping the applications, disconnecting them, reconnecting the applications to
the volumes, and then restarting them.
Deleting server connections
Deleting a server connection stops access to volumes by servers using that server connection. Access
to the same volume by other servers continues.
Controlling server access to volumes
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