3PAR InForm® OS 2.2.4 CLI Administrator's Manual (320-200113 Rev A, March 2009)

5.3
Setting the Port Persona
InForm OS Version 2.2.4 3PAR InForm OS CLI Administrator’s Manual
5.2.3 Creating a Host without Assigning a Path
In instances where the HBA’s Fibre Channel WWN or iSCSI Name is unavailable, you can create
a host as a “placeholder” until the path information becomes available.
X Issue the createhost <host_name> command, where <host_name> is the user-
designated name of the host being defined.
5.2.4 Host Creation Options
In addition to assigning an FC or iSCSI path when creating a host, you can also optionally
annotate the host with descriptive information such as the host’s location, IP address,
operating system, model, and owner using either the
createhost or sethost commands.
This information is for annotation purposes only and is not actively used by the storage server.
See the InForm OS Command Line Interface Reference for further information.
5.3 Setting the Port Persona
Most host computers directly connected to the storage system work with the storage system’s
generic settings and are compatible with a target port persona setting of 7.
For host computers that do not work with the system’s generic settings, you must change the
target port persona setting with the
controlport persona command. If your host
computer and its Fibre Channel adapter match any profiles in the following table, use the
appropriate persona number indicated (Table 5-1).
NOTE: Persona setting 0 is for initiator ports that connect to drive cages within
the same InServ Storage Server.
NOTE: Persona settings 16 and 17 are for Remote Copy connections. See the 3PAR
Remote Copy User’s Guide for more information.