Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System CLI Reference Guide

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 SCSI INQUIRY command or a SCSI 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.

show initiators

[hosts <hosts>]

[<initiators>]

Optional. A comma-separated list of the names of host groups containing initiators for which to show information. If this parameter is omitted, information is shown for all 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.

The name of the initiator.

• Yes: The initiator was discovered and its entry was automatically created.
• No: The initiator was manually created.

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.

• Standard: Default profile
• HP-UX: The host uses Flat Space Addressing.
• OpenVMS: The initiator does not allow LUN 0 to be assigned to a mapping.

The host-interface type: FC; iSCSI; SAS.

For an FC initiator, its WWPN. For a SAS initiator, its WWPN. For an iSCSI initiator, its node name (typically the IQN).

# show initiators

# show initiators hosts Host1

status

initiator

delete initiator-nickname

set initiator

show host-groups (with the hosts parameter)