Registering the Lenovo Storage V series ports with the EMC CLARiiON

You must register the Lenovo Storage V series ports with an EMC CLARiiON controller if Access Logix is installed.

The following prerequisites must be met before you can register the Lenovo Storage V series ports with an EMC CLARiiON controller that has Access Logix installed:

Each initiator port [worldwide port name (WWPN)] must be registered against a host name and against a target port to which access is granted. Refer to Table 1. If a host has multiple initiator ports, multiple table entries with the same host name are listed. If a host is allowed access by using multiple target ports, multiple table entries are listed. For Lenovo Storage V series hosts, all WWPN entries should carry the same host name.

Table 1 lists the associations:
Table 1. Default and required settings for registering system ports with the EMC CLARiiON.
Option EMC CLARiiON default setting Lenovo Storage V series required setting
WWPN N/A Any
WWN N/A Any
Host name N/A Any
SP port N/A Any
Initiator type 3 3
ArrayCommPath Enable Disable
Failover mode 0 2
Unit Serial Number Array Array
  1. Connect the Fibre Channel and zone the fabric as required.
  2. Issue the detectmdisk command-line interface (CLI) command.
  3. Right-click on the storage system from the Enterprise Storage window.
  4. Select Connectivity Status. The Connectivity Status window is displayed.
  5. Click New. The Create Initiator Record window is displayed.
  6. Wait for the list of Lenovo Storage V series ports to appear in the dialog box. Use the WWPN to identify them. This process can take several minutes.
  7. Click Group Edit.
  8. Select all instances of all the Lenovo Storage V series ports in the Available dialog box.
  9. Click the right arrow to move them to the selected box.
  10. Fill in the HBA WWN field. You must know the following information:
    • WWNN of each Lenovo Storage V series in the clustered system
    • WWPN of each port ID for each node on the system
    The HBA WWN field is made up of the WWNN and the WWPN for the Lenovo Storage V series port. The following output is an example:
    50:05:07:68:01:00:8B:D8:50:05:07:68:01:20:8B:D8
  11. Select A in the field marked SP and 0 in the SP Port field.
  12. Select CLARiiON Open in the drop-down list of the Initiator Type field.
  13. Deselect the ArrayCommPath checkbox if it has been selected.
  14. Select 2 in the drop-down list of the Failover Mode field.
    Attention: Failure to select failover mode 2 prevents the system from being able to fail over I/O. Your data might become unavailable in the event of a single failure.
    1. If this is the first time that a port was registered, ensure that you select the New Host option. Otherwise, select Existing Host.
    2. Ensure that the same host name is entered for each port that is registered.
  15. Select Array in the drop-down list of the Unit Serial Number field.
  16. Assign a host name in the Host Name field.
  17. Click OK.
  18. Specify the IP address of your switch. The EMC CLARiiON does not use this IP address. However it must be unique (within the EMC CLARiiON) to prevent errant behavior by Navisphere.
  19. Repeat step 11 for all possible combinations. The following example shows the different combinations of a system with four ports:
    • SP: A SP Port: 0
    • SP: A SP Port: 1
    • SP: B SP Port: 0
    • SP: B SP Port: 1
  20. Repeat steps 1 to 19 to register the rest of your Lenovo Storage V series WWPNs.

All your WWPNs are registered against the host name that you specified.

Parent topic: Configuring the EMC CLARiiON controller with Access Logix installed