HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager User Guide (5697-0454, May 2010)

5. If you would like to select a virtual disk from a folder, navigate to the folder in the tree on the left
of the screen. The Select Virtual Disk(s) screen displays the list of virtual disks in the selected
folder.
6. Select the virtual disk that you want to present to the host.
7. Click Add. The virtual disk you selected appears in the lower area of the screen. If you want to
change your selection, select the virtual disk in the lower area of the screen and click Remove.
8. Repeat steps 5 through 7 for any additional virtual disks you want to present to the host.
9. Click Next. The Select DPM Group screen appears.
10. In the upper area of the screen, select a DPM group and click Add. The DPM group you selected
is displayed in the lower area of the screen.
11. Click Next. The Select preferred path screen appears.
12. Use the checkboxes to set one DPM in the DPM group as primary and one DPM as secondary.
NOTE:
• Use care in selecting the primary and secondary DPMs to prevent over subscribing one
and under utilizing the other.
• If you click Finish without defining the primary and secondary DPMs, VSM defines these
roles automatically.
13. Click Next. A confirmation screen appears.
14. Click Finish. The host now has permission to access the selected virtual disks.
To add host permissions to a specific virtual disk:
1. In the navigation tree, expand the Entities node.
2. Click the Virtual Disk node. The virtual disks list appears in the list area.
3. Right-click the virtual disk to which you want to add host permission.
4. Select Manage > Manage Permission > Add Host Permission. The Add Permission wizard opens
to the Select type of host screen.
5. From the “Set permission to host with” drop-down list, select one of the following:
• UDH—Select this value to assign virtual disk permission to UDHs. The wizard enables you to
select specific hosts and set related parameters in later screens.
• VSM Server—Select this value to assign virtual disk permission to VSM servers. The wizard
enables you to select hosts in the next screen.
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