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Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System CLI Guide

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show initiators


Description	Shows information about initiators. The command will show information about all initiators by default, or you can use parameters to filter the output. Initiator entries are automatically created for host initiators that have sent an inquiry command or a report luns command to the system. This typically happens when the physical host containing an initiator boots up or scans for devices. When the command is received, the system saves the host port information. However, the information is retained after a restart only if you have set a name for the initiator.
Minimum role	monitor
Syntax	show initiators [hosts `hosts`] [`initiators`]
Parameters	hosts `hosts` Optional. A comma-separated list of the names of hosts containing initiators for which to show information. If this parameter is omitted, information is shown for all initiators. `initiators` Optional. A comma-separated list of the names of initiators for which to show information. If this parameter is omitted, information is shown for all initiators.
Output	Nickname The name 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. Host Type The host-interface type: FC; iSCSI; SAS. 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 initiators. # show initiators Show information about initiators in host Host1 only. # show initiators hosts Host1
Basetypes	status initiator
See also	delete initiator-nickname set initiator show host-groups (with the hosts parameter)