Host Details and List
Information about each host is collected and displayed in the Host Details page.
A complete summary of host information is collected and displayed in the
Hosts List.
In this topic:
Host Details page
Hosts List
Also see:
Host Port Details for more detailed
port information.
Host Details page
Each host has a details page with information that is specific to the
host.
The details page displays the following information
at the top of the page:
o The state of the host is provided under the
icon.
o Host name, operating
system, preferred
servers, and description can be changed by clicking Edit.
When changes are made, click Done.
o Multipath and ALUA
support settings are displayed and can be changed. See Multipath
Support.
To open the details page for a host:
1 In the Hosts Panel, click the
host name to open the details page.
2 Information is organized
under tabs (described below). Click on
a tab to view the information. Additional fields in the list
may be available by selecting the Column
Chooser from the column header context menu in tabs.
When the Host Details page is active,
the Host
Actions tab appears in the Ribbon
to perform actions on the host.
Host Details Tabs |
Virtual Disks tab |
Lists all virtual disks that have been
served to the host and associated information. Virtual disk information
matches the information displayed in the Virtual Disks List.
See Virtual Disks List
for descriptions.
Right-click a virtual disk in the list and a context menu appears
to perform actions on the virtual disk.
A link is provided to serve virtual disks to the host, see Serving Virtual Disks. |
Ports tab |
Lists all ports assigned to the host and general
information: name, alias, status,
mode, and type.
Right-click a port in the list and a context menu appears to
perform actions on the port.
A link is provided to assign ports to the host, see Registering
Hosts and Assigning Ports.
Also see Host Port Details
for information from the port perspective.
|
Performance tab |
Displays real-time performance counter measurements
for the host initiator ports including read/write and operation
information. See Live Performance. |
Events tab |
Lists events for the selected host. Click
an event in the list to view details in the Message
Text area at the bottom of the tab. See Event
Log and Alerts. |
Hosts List
The Hosts List
provides basic information for every registered
host in one list.
To open the Hosts List:
1 In the
Ribbon>Home tab, click Hosts to open the Hosts List.
2 In the list, right-click
a host to perform actions from the context menu.
Hosts List |
Name/Description |
Host alias name and description |
State |
Possible states include:
- On-line
- Off-line
- Not Present
- Connected |
Type |
Operating system type. |
Multipath |
Used to enable multipathing support, as well
as ALUA support for the host. See Multipath
Support. |