User`s guide

7 – Setting Up Connections

Connecting to Hosts

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7.1.3.1

Creating a Host Group File

Perform the following steps to save the group of hosts that display in the HBA tree

to a host group file:

1. Do one of the following:

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

❑ Right-click the HBA tree. From the pop-up menu, click Save Group.

2. The Save dialog box displays. Save the host group file (.hst) in an appropriate

directory. Click Save.

NOTE: You can also create or edit a host group file (.hst) using an editor. The

format of the file is one host name per line, for example:

adsw2ksys2

nt4ssys1

nw51sys7

Do one of the following:

■ From a Windows NT/2000 system, open the Notepad window.

■ From a Red Hat Linux or Solaris SPARC system, open a terminal and use

the vi editor.

7.1.3.2

Using a Host Group File to Connect to Hosts

Perform the following steps to connect to a group of hosts using a previously created

host group file:

1. Do one of the following:

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

❑ Right-click the HBA tree. From the pop-up menu, click Open Group.

2. The Open dialog box displays. Select the host group file (.hst) that contains

the hosts to which you want to connect. Click Open.

The hosts display in the SANblade Manager main window HBA tree.