IBM DS3500 SAN Mapping and Host setup

By | November 23, 2014

IBM DS3500 SAN Staging Mapping and Host Setup

This will finish my series on the IBM DS3500 setup.  I hope you have enjoyed the entries and have found them useful.

Add another vSphere

Open up the Subsystem Management

Go to the Mapping Tab

Right Click on Storage Subsystem XXXXXX_DS3512

Host_mapping

Define->Host

Define Host Name

host_name

Define Port Identifiers

host_ports

Select Interface -> FC

Add by selected known unassociated host port identifiers

host_label

First port -> vsphere#_hba1

Second port -> vsphere#_hba2

 

Add Host Group

host_type

Choose VMware as Host OS

Choose Yes for the Group

host_group

host_group_NAME

Select existing host group. Next. Finish

Make sure you follow each second for as many LUNs and/or host groups you need to configure.