Symply

Step 1: Create New "Host"

- When you create a Host you are mapping a WWN of a computer on the fabric to the SymplyULTRA.

- From there these WWNs will be "masked" to specific or all LUNs you make available.

- This will ensure SAN clients aren’t able to accidentally wipe out the metadata LUN.

Click "Create"

Step 1a: Click “Create” choose “Manually Create”

- Set a name for the host, generally the same as the computer name

- Drag the pull down menu to select the type of operating system

Select "Next"

Step 1b: Associate the Host with it's "Initiator"

- Select "FC" in the pull down tab to show all available Fibre Channel connections on the network that have not been previously added as a host.

- Select the ones you want to add.

- Click the "arrow" to move the FC WWN of the host down to the lower window, then select "Next"

Step 2: Add the Host to an existing "Host Group"

- In the same Host screen as you just were in to create the Host, select the "Host Group" tab

- Add the host to an existing group by selecting the group and choosing “Add Host”

Step 2: Add Host to an existing Host Group

After selecting the Host Group, and clicking "Add Host" you will see the following dialog box.

- All host not already in a Host Group will be available on the left. Select the one(s) you want to add and click the arrow to move them over to the right.

- Select "OK" to confirm this change

Reboot your host for it to be able to detect the SymplyULTRA's LUNs.

macOS: Create an Xsan Profile

As part of the installation process, Symply engineers will provide a Xsan configuration profile to be used. If however you need to create another, please follow these steps

- SSH to MDC1

    (please see your Symply provided documentation for the correct IP address for your system)

- Execute the following command to create the MDM profile (be sure to substitute "SAN" with your volume's name)

/usr/cvfs/lib/make_profile -d ~/ SAN

scp ~/SAN.configprofile admin@<IP_address_of_client>:~/Desktop