Create Iscsi Port Group - Fujitsu ETERNUS DX60 S3 User Manual

Chapter 4 Connectivity Management
4.3 CA Port Group Management
4.3.2

Create iSCSI Port Group

This function creates a new iSCSI port group, and registers the port to be a member.
An iSCSI port group is a group of iSCSI-CA type ports that are connected to the specified host group. The Host
Affinity is specified for each iSCSI port group.
• The maximum number of port groups per storage system is 128 (with a maximum number of 384 for the
ETERNUS DX8700 S3/DX8900 S3), irrespective of the CA types.
• The maximum number of ports per port group is 8.
• A port can be a member of several port groups.
• Registration of the port is necessary to create a port group. A port group cannot be created if the port to
be a member has not been registered from ETERNUS Web GUI.
• Only ports with "CA" or "CA/RA" as the port mode can be added to a port group. Ports with "RA" as the port
mode cannot be added to a port group.
• A port in the affinity mode enabled (On) and a port in the affinity mode disabled (Off) cannot exist
together in a port group.
- The affinity mode (On/Off) of a port group is decided when the host affinity setting has been
configured on the corresponding port group. All of the member ports in a port group have the same
affinity mode.
- The affinity mode (On/Off) of a port group is not changed until the host affinity setting has been
released from the corresponding port group.
- When one port is registered in several port groups, and the affinity setting has been configured on
one of the port groups including the corresponding port, the affinity setting is configured on all the
port groups, which include the corresponding port, and also on the member ports.
- Ports without the host affinity setting can be members of a port group, regardless of whether the
affinity mode for the group is enabled (On) or disabled (Off).
• To change the settings of a port groups, refer to
• To add a port to an existing port group, refer to
• To change the port mode from "RA" to "CA", refer to
For details on the parameters for this function, refer to
The procedure to create an iSCSI port group is as follows:
Procedure
1
Click [Create iSCSI Port Group] in [Action].
2
Specify the name of the port group to be created and select all the ports to be registered in
the port group.
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