Managing Hosts for LUN Volumes

vStor allows creating and managing hosts to map LUN volumes. This is required to connect LUN volumes to hosts using iSCSI.

Adding a Host

To add a new host:

1. In the navigation menu, click Shares and go Hosts section.
2. Click Add New.
3. Enter a name for the host.
4. Optionally add one or more IQNs (iSCSI Qualified Names) for the host.

5. Click Save to create the host.

Multiple IQNs can be added for a single host. This allows mapping LUNs to different interfaces on the host.

Mapping a LUN Volume to a Host

After creating a LUN volume, it can be mapped to a host:

1. Click on the name of your LUN volume to go to the volume details page and select the Host Mappings tab.
2. Click Create host mapping.
   The Create Host Mapping dialog will appear.
3. Use checkboxes to select the hosts to map the LUN volume.

4. Click Create to map the LUN to the selected hosts.

The LUN will now be accessible on the selected hosts.

Unmapping and Deleting Hosts

To unmap a LUN from a host:

1. Click on the name of your LUN volume to go to the volume details page and select the Host Mappings tab.
2. Hover over the host mapping you want to delete and click Unmap.

Tip.

To unmap all LUNs from a host, you can delete the host completely. To do that, hover over the name of your host in the Hosts section and click Delete.