View Host Attributes

Viewing Host Information

There are two tabs that display host information: the Host Information tab and the Host Driver Parameters tab. The Host Information tab is read-only. The Host Driver Parameters tab enables you to view and define HBA driver settings for a specific host.

Note

See the "Setting Driver Parameters" help topic to learn how to change HBA driver parameters for a host.

To view the Host Information and Driver Parameters tabs:

Start HBAnyware.
Do one of the following:
- From the menu bar, click View, then click Sort by Host Name.
- From the toolbar, click the button.
Click a host name in the discovery-tree.
Select either the Host Information tab or the Driver Parameter tab. The tabs are described below.

The Host Information Tab

Host Information Field Definitions

Number of Adapters - the number of HBAs installed in the host.

Number of Fabrics - the number of fabrics to which this host is attached.

Number of Targets - the number of storage devices seen by the host.

Remote Manager Server Version - displays the version of the HBAnyware server that is running on the host. If different versions of HBAnyware are installed on different hosts in the SAN, those differences appear in this field.

Host IP Address - if the host is discovered in-band, the dialog box displays "Host discovered in-band." If the host is discovered out-of-band, the dialog box displays the host's IP address, e.g., 138.239.82.131.

The Driver Parameters Tab

The Driver Parameters tab enables you to view and edit the HBA driver settings contained in a specific host. The Host Driver Parameters are global values and apply to all HBAs in that host unless they are overridden by parameters assigned to a specific HBA using the Adapter Driver Parameter tab.

For each parameter, the tab displays the current value, the range of acceptable values, the default value, and whether the parameter is dynamic (a dynamic parameter allows the change to take effect without resetting the HBA or rebooting the system).

Note

See the "Setting Driver Parameters" help topic to learn how to change HBA driver parameters for a host.

Note

If there is more than one driver type installed, the Installed Driver Types menu displays a list of all driver types and driver versions that are installed on the adapters in the host.