User`s guide

7 – Setting Up Connections

Connecting to Hosts

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7.1.1

Manually Connecting to a Host

Perform the following steps to manually connect to a host:

1. Do one of the following:

❑ Click the Connect button on the SANblade Manager main window toolbar.

❑ On the SANblade Manager main window Host menu, click Connect.

❑ Press INSERT.

The Connect to Host dialog box displays (see figure 7-1).

Figure 7-1. Connect to Host Dialog Box

2. In the Enter Host Name or IP Address box, do one of the following:

❑ Select localhost to connect to the machine on which you are using the

SANblade Manager GUI.

❑ Type or select a remote machine. You can use the host name or the

machine’s IP address.

3. Do one of the following:

❑ Click Connect to initiate the connection. If successful, the host and its

adapters display in the HBA tree. If you entered a new remote host and the

connection was successful, its name is also added to the Enter Host Name

or IP Address box drop-down list.

❑ Click Cancel to abort the connection process and return to the SANblade

Manager main window.

❑ Click Clear to delete all machines on the list except localhost. (The local

machine cannot be deleted.)