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Allocating storage to a host from a Symmetrix array 147
Configuring and Controlling Your Datacenter
The administrator already enabled masking on the Symmetrix array by setting the
volume configuration management (VCM) port flag (see “Verifying port settings” on
page 126). While masking remained disabled on the array, all hosts that were
physically connected to storage ports on the array could access all the storage devices
mapped to them.
Granting host access
To grant host access to the Symmetrix storage array, the administrator:
1. Clicks the Storage Allocation pull-down arrow in the Console taskbar, and selects
Masking to display the Masking view.
2. In the Console tree, expands Hosts, l82ar156, Adapters, qlogic-qla2000-1 and
checks Host Port 1 to add the port to Masking view (Figure 129 on page 147).
Figure 129 Symmetrix Masking view
3. In the Masking view, performs the following:
a. For 1-Select Storage Type, selects Symmetrix.
b. For 2-Select Storage Array, selects SAN Zoned Storage, and then selects array
000187400075 in the results window.