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create host

Description

Creates a host with an associated name.

You can use the create host command to create a host that groups together specified initiators, and

optionally to add the host to a host group. You can create a maximum of 512 hosts, each containing a

maximum of 128 initiators.

To create a single initiator, use the set initiator command.

Minimum role manage

Syntax

create host

[host-group host-group] [initiators initiators]

[profile standard]

name

Parameters

host-group host-group

Optional. The name of an existing host group to which to add the new host.

initiators initiators

A comma-separated list of initiator names, IDs, or both, with no spaces

For FC, the ID is a WWPN. For SAS, the ID is a WWPN. For iSCSI, the ID is an IQN. A WWPN can include a

colon between each byte but the colons will be discarded.

profile standard

Optional. Default profile.

name

A name for the host. Input rules:

• The value is case sensitive.

• The value can have a maximum of 32 bytes.

• The value can include spaces and printable UTF-8 characters except: " , . < \

• A value that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes.

Examples Create host Host1 that includes two FC initiators

# create host initiators 10000090fa13870e,10000090fa13870f Host1

Create host Host2 that includes two iSCSI initiators.

# create host initiators iqn.1992-01.com.example:storage.host2.port1,

iqn.1992-01.com.example:storage.host2.port2 Host2

Create host Host4 by pasting a WWPN that includes colons.

# create host initiators 20:70:00:c0:ff:d7:4c:07 Host4