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HSG80 Array Controller V8.7 Command Line Interface Reference Guide
CLI Command Descriptions
Each path between a Fibre Channel adapter in a host computer and an active host port
on a controller is a connection.
This command adds the specified host connection to the table of known connections.
This table is maintained in the controller’s memory. The maximum table length is 96
connections; if the table contains 96 entries, new connections cannot be added unless
some old ones are deleted.
There are two mechanisms for adding a new connection to the table:
•
Physically connecting a host adapter to a controller host port. During Fibre
Channel initialization, the controller is aware of the connection and adds it to the
table. The controller assigns a default connection name to new connections that
are discovered through the physical connection. The default connection name is of
the form
!NEWCONnn
.
NOTE: Certain host conditions, such as a power cycle, that disturb the state of the
switched fabric may cause a connection to reappear in the table. The connection is
assigned a default connection name.
•
Adding a connection through the ADD CONNECTIONS command.
NOTE: ADD CONNECTIONS adds an entry to the table whether the connection physically
exists or not. The table can be completely filled with fictitious connections.
Syntax
ADD CONNECTIONS connection-name HOST_ID=host-id
ADAPTER_ID=adapter-id CONTROLLER=controller PORT=port
ADD CONNECTIONS REJECTED_HOST=index
Parameters
The following parameters support the ADD CONNECTIONS command:
•
connection-name
•
HOST_ID
•
ADAPTER_ID
•
CONTROLLER
•
PORT
ADD CONNECTIONS