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VessRAID 1000s Series Product Manual
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Managing Storage Services
Storage services deal with initiators and LUN mapping. LUN masking is the
process of applying a LUN Map so that each initiator can only access the LUNs
specified for it.
Features include:
• Adding an Initiator (page 68)
• Deleting an Initiator (page 68)
• Viewing the LUN Map (page 69)
• Enabling LUN Masking (page 69)
• Adding a LUN Map (page 69)
• Editing a LUN Map (page 70)
Adding an Initiator
You must add an initiator to the VessRAID's initiator list in order to use the initiator
to create a LUN
To add an initiator:
1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.
2. Click the Administrative Tools icon.
3. Click the Storage Services icon.
4. Click the Initiators tab in Management View.
5. From the Initiators tab dropdown menu, choose Add Initiator.
6. Enter the initiator's name in the Initiator Name field.
A SAS initiator name is the SAS address of the HBA card in the Host PC.
Obtain the initiator name from the initiator utility on your host system.
Obtain the initiator name from the initiator utility on your host system.
Note that the initiator name you input must match exactly in order for the
connection to work.
7. Click the Submit button.
You can also add initiators from the Initiators tab. See “Viewing SAS Initiators” on
page 67.
Deleting an Initiator
To delete an initiator:
1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.
2. Click the Administrative Tools icon.