SANtricity 11 Manuals (CA08872-010)

Based on the host information, the controllers automatically create the host and the associated host ports and set the host type. If needed, you can make any additional changes to the host configuration using SANtricity System Manager.

After the HCA performs its automatic detection, the host automatically appears in the Hosts page with the following attributes:

Hosts are created as stand-alone hosts; the HCA does not automatically create or add to host clusters.

You might want to manually create a host for one of the following reasons:

During manual host creation, you associate host port identifiers by selecting them from a list or manually entering them. After you create a host, you can assign volumes to it or add it to a host cluster if you plan to share access to volumes.