The host type defines how the controllers in the storage subsystem will work with the particular operating system on the hosts that are connected to it. The only time you will use this option is if you need to change how the storage subsystem behaves relative to the hosts that are connected to it. Typically, you would only need to change the host type if you were moving a storage subsystem from one set of hosts to another set of hosts. For example, suppose you had two hosts running Windows NT connected to the storage subsystem. If you want to move this storage subsystem to a set of hosts running HP-UX, you would use this option to change the host type (from Windows NT to HP-UX).
Important: If an incorrect host type is selected, existing logical drives should still be visible but redundancy through the multi-path driver (if installed) could fail.
Only use this option if all hosts connected to the storage subsystem have the same operating system (homogeneous host environment).
If the Storage Partitioning feature is enabled, you will not be able to use this feature. Instead, change the host type associated with each host port in the Mappings Window. (For more information, see Changing an Individual Host Port's Host Type.)
Procedure
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From the Subsystem Management Window, select Configure >> Change Storage Subsystem Host Type. Result: The Change Storage Subsystem Host Type dialog is displayed. |
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Select the desired host type from the New host type drop-down list box. The list displays all defined host types. |
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Select OK. Result: The changed default host type is saved and the dialog closes. |
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