Ensure that you have the host's NVMe Qualified Name (NQN). If you do not know the NQN, see the documentation for the host operating system.
Ensure that the host is connected to the Ethernet switch.
Ensure that the host is configured with the correct VLAN ID and routing rules.
Steps
On the menu bar, click
Block > Hosts.
Click
+ Add Host.
In the
Add NVMe Host dialog box, enter a hostname in the
Host Name field.
In the
Host NQN field, enter the NQN string for the host.
In the
Number of Paths Per Volume field, enter the maximum number of paths to be provided between the host and each volume (default is 4).
In the
Number of System Ports per Protection Domain field, enter the maximum number of ports to be provided between the host and each protection domain (default is 10).
Click
Add.
Verify that the operation has finished and was successful, and click
Dismiss.
Configure the host operating system to connect to the cluster's NVMe discovery service on one or more of the NVMe targets.
Next steps
The CLI for
PowerFlex also provides options for adding a host group:
sio@localhost [/home/sio] $ scli --add_nvme_host --help
Usage: scli --add_nvme_host --nvme_host_nqn <NQN> [--host_name <NAME>] [--max_number_paths <VALUE>] [--max_number_sys_ports <VALUE>] [--host_os_full_type <OS>] [--host_group_name <ID> | --host_group_id <NAME>] | --force
Description: Add a NVMe Host to the system
Parameters:
--nvme_host_nqn <NQN> NVMe Host NQN
--host_name <NAME> Host name
--max_number_paths <VALUE> Maximal number of paths allowed per mapped volume
Valid range: 2-8. Default: 4
--max_number_sys_ports <VALUE> Maximal number of System Ports allowed per Protection Domain
Valid range: 2-128. Default: 10
--host_os_full_type <OS> NVMe Host OS type
Options: generic (default) or powerflex
--host_group_id <ID> Host Group ID
--host_group_name <NAME> Host Group name
--force Force NQN, ignore all NQN formating rules.
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