User`s guide

7 – Setting Up Connections

Connecting to Hosts

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7.1.2

Auto Connecting to All Hosts

The auto-connect feature dynamically connects your machine to all the hosts in the

network that meet the following conditions:

■ The SANblade Manager agent on the host is running.

■ The host is on the same class C IP address subnet as your machine.

The hosts display in the HBA tree and in the Connect to Host dialog box Enter

Host Name or IP Address box drop-down list. If, for example, the SANblade

Manager agent on the host stops running, the host no longer displays in the HBA

tree.

NOTE: You must manually connect to a host on a different subnet (see

section 7.1.1).

Perform the following steps to auto connect to all hosts:

1. On the SANblade Manager main window Host menu, select the Broadcast

check box.

2. On the Host menu, click Set Interval. The Broadcast Interval dialog box

displays (see figure 7-2).

Figure 7-2. Broadcast Interval Dialog Box

3. In the Broadcast Interval box, enter the number of seconds between

broadcasts. The range is 30 to 600 seconds, the default is 30 seconds. Click

OK to make the change or Cancel to keep the current value.

4. On the Host menu, select the Auto Connect check box.

To disable auto connecting to all hosts, clear the Auto Connect check box.

7.1.3

Connecting to Hosts Using a Host Group File

You can connect to a group of hosts using a host group file that you previously

created. This section discusses:

■ Creating a host group file (see section 7.1.3.1)

■ Using a host group file to connect to hosts (see section 7.1.3.2)