Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System CLI Reference Guide

set host


Description	Sets the name of a host and optionally the profile of the host and the initiators it contains. NOTE:If your storage configuration has virtual pools greater than 2 PB, use host-side driver settings to increase the host I/O timeout interval (Block Device Timeout) to 80 seconds.
Minimum role	standard
Syntax	set host [name <new-name>] [profile standard]\|hp-ux\|openvms] <host-name>
Parameters	[name <new-name>] Optional. Changes the host’s nickname to the specified name. 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. [profile standard]\|hp-ux\|openvms] Optional. standard: Default profile. hp-ux: The host uses Flat Space Addressing. openvms: The host does not allow LUN 0 to be assigned to a mapping. CAUTION:Changing this parameter can disrupt access from connected hosts. <host-name> The current name of the host. A value that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes.
Examples	Change the name of Host1 to MyHost and the profile to HP-UX. # set host name MyHost profile hp-ux Host1
See also	show initiators