Defining a Host Group

Use this option to define a new host group.

Important:

How to Define a Host Group

1 From the Storage Partition Definitions Window, select the Storage Subsystem or Default Host Group in the Topology View; then select either (1) the Configure >> Topology >> Define New Host Group pull-down menu option, or (2) Define New Host Group from the right-mouse pop-up window.

Result: The Define New Host Group dialog is displayed.
2 Type the name of the new host group.

Example: St. Louis
3 Select Apply to save the newly-defined host group and leave the dialog open to define another host group. Select OK to save the newly-defined host group and close the dialog.

Result:

The host group St. Louis is displayed under the Default Host Group in the Topology View. Next, you would define the host group's associated hosts and host ports as shown in the next example.
   
When you select the St. Louis host group and define a specific logical drive-to-LUN mapping for that host group, the St. Louis host group moves from under the Default Host Group to under the Storage Subsystem in the Topology View indicating that it has a specific logical drive-to-LUN mapping.

See Defining Logical Drive-to-LUN Mappings.