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Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System CLI Guide

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create host


Description	Creates a host with an associated name. You can use the create host command to create a host that groups together specified initiators, and optionally to add the host to a host group. You can create a maximum of 512 hosts, each containing a maximum of 128 initiators. To create a single initiator, use the set initiator command.
Minimum role	manage
Syntax	create host [host-group `host-group`] [initiators `initiators`] [profile standard] `name`
Parameters	host-group `host-group` Optional. The name of an existing host group to which to add the new host. initiators `initiators` A comma-separated list of initiator names, IDs, or both, with no spaces For FC, the ID is a WWPN. For SAS, the ID is a WWPN. For iSCSI, the ID is an IQN. A WWPN can include a colon between each byte but the colons will be discarded. profile standard Optional. Default profile. name A name for the host. Input rules: The value is case sensitive. The value can have a maximum of 32 bytes. The value can include spaces and printable UTF-8 characters except: " , . < \ A value that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes.
Examples	Create host Host1 that includes two FC initiators # create host initiators 10000090fa13870e,10000090fa13870f Host1 Create host Host2 that includes two iSCSI initiators. # create host initiators iqn.1992-01.com.example:storage.host2.port1, iqn.1992-01.com.example:storage.host2.port2 Host2 Create host Host4 by pasting a WWPN that includes colons. # create host initiators 20:70:00:c0:ff:d7:4c:07 Host4
See also	set host set initiator show host-groups show initiators