Create initiator Record with Navicli

1. Find the HBA's UID:
   
   navicli -h 10.32.167.35 port -list
2. Create Storage Group.
   
   navicli -h 10.32.167.35 storagegroup -create -gname SGNAME
   navicli -h 10.32.167.35 storagegroup -list
   
   Storage Group Name:    SGNAME
   Storage Group UID:     16:6E:B6:39:19:D3:DE:11:99:6C:00:60:16:25:3E:9E
   Shareable:             YES
3. Manually  register path with host, SP, port,  initiatortype, failovermode, and  array commpath defined. You can repeat the command with each entry.
   
   
   navicli -h 10.32.167.35 storagegroup -setpath -o -gname SGNAME -hbauid 50:06:01:60:B9:A0:4D:58:50:06:01:63:39:A0:4D:58 -sp a -spport 1 -type 3 -ip 10.1.1.1 -host HOSTNAME -failovermode 1 -arraycommpath 1

You may need to use the naviSECcli commands if working on an array that no longer supports the older "Classic" navicli commands.

Also, have you tested the boot-from-san feature? Are you planning on use VIO and part of this?

glen

Dynamox,

It works ! Many Many thanks...!!!!

Kelleg,

Yep i'm using naviseccli, and i use boot-on-san through NPIV feature on my VIO boxes.

Regards,

Jacques

Hello,

  Dynamox, excellent answer, thank you. Hope you dont mind I've placed it in our knowledgebase as article emc249921.

It will be a real help to anyone else with the same issue.

Nollaig

don't mind at all, thank you Nollaig.

If you don't mind me asking, but did you have any issues setting up the boot-from-san? Which AIX version are you running?

glen

can you tell how NPIV help boot-on-SAN(if it helps) ?

Thank you Dynamox.

How to set initiator type like Clarrion or Recoverpoint appliance

clariion/vnx is type 3, recoverpoint is type 31