About this task

This task adds a port to a host from the InfiniBox GUI.

Adding a port using Host PowerTools

On the host side, the ports are automatically added and discovered. See "Registering the system" on: Installing Host PowerTools.

Prerequisites

• Host
• Initiators - look for available ports: Querying for mappings and for unmapped initiators

GUI instructions

1. Click the  Hosts & Clusters icon on the toolbar at the left of the InfiniBox Management Console screen.
2. Select a Host.
3. Click the Ports  tab.
4. Click Add port
5. Select a  Protocol Type 
6. Provide ports to the host 
   1. For FC, you can choose between the following options:
      1. Select from a list of unassigned ports
      2. Insert the port manually
   2. For iSCSI, insert the IQN manually
7. Click Add.
   The port is added. 

InfiniShell instructions

Use the following commands:

• host.add_port  - to add ports to the host
• host.initiator_query  - to query for available initiators