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Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System CLI Guide

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show host-groups


Description	Shows information about host groups and hosts. The command will show information for all host groups (and hosts) by default, or you can use parameters to filter the output.
Minimum role	monitor
Syntax	show host-groups [hosts `hosts`] [groups `host-groups`]
Parameters	hosts hosts Optional. A comma-separated list of the names of hosts for which to show host and initiator information. If this parameter is omitted, information is shown for all hosts. A value that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes. groups host-groups Optional. A comma-separated list of the names of host groups for which to show host-group, host, and initiator information. If this parameter is omitted, information is shown for all host groups. A value that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes.
Output	Host group information: Name The name of the host group. Number of Members The number of hosts in the host group. Host information: Name The host name. Number of Members The number of initiators in the host. Initiator information: Nickname The nickname of the initiator. Discovered Yes: The initiator was discovered and its entry was automatically created. No: The initiator was manually created Mapped Shows whether the initiator is explicitly mapped to any volumes: Yes: At least one volume is explicitly mapped to the initiator. No: No volumes are explicitly mapped to the initiator. Profile Standard: Default profile. ID For an FC initiator, its WWPN. For a SAS initiator, its WWPN. For an iSCSI initiator, its node name (typically the IQN).
Examples	Show information about all host groups. # show host-groups Show information about host groups HGroup1 and HGroup3. # show host-groups groups HGroup1,HGroup3
Basetypes	host-group status
See also	create host-group delete host-groups set host-group