To discover a SAN server use the following syntax:

For example:

OVM> create SanServer plugin="Oracle Generic SCSI Plugin(1.2.1)" name=MyISCIServer \
  storageType=iSCSIStorageArray accessHost=10.172.76.130 accessport=3260

For more information on the syntax and usage, see Section A.25, “create SanServer” .

After discovering a SAN server, you should attach an admin server to it so that administrative operations can be performed on the SAN server by Oracle VM Manager. To add an admin server to the SAN server, use the syntax:

For example:

OVM> add Server name=MyServer to SanServer name=MyISCIServer

For more information on the syntax and usage, see Section A.10, “add Server” .

Next you should add the storage initiators to an access group for each Oracle VM Server that is to be granted access to the storage. In this example we add the storage initiators for each Oracle VM Server to the default access group that is created when a SAN server is discovered. First, find the name of the access group by listing the access groups for the server using the show SanServer command, for example:

OVM> show SanServer name=MyISCIServer
  Name = MyISCSIServer
  Id = 0004fb00000900001426b77f079c83ea
  Storage Plug-in = Oracle Generic SCSI Plugin(1.2.1)
  Use Chap = No
  Access Host 1 = 10.172.76.130
  Access Port 1 = 3260
  Storage Type = iSCSI Storage Server
  Allocated (GiB) = 0.0
  Free (GiB) = 0.0
  Used (GiB) = 0.0
  Total (GiB) = 0.0
  Status = online
  description = Generic iSCSI Storage
  Admin Server 1 = 00:e0:81:4d:5f:2f:00:e0:81:4d:29:ee:00:e0:81:4d  [MyServer6]
  Admin Server 2 = 00:e0:81:4d:41:01:00:e0:81:4d:40:d6:00:e0:81:4d  [MyServer5]
  Admin Server 3 = 00:e0:81:4d:41:05:00:e0:81:4d:40:de:00:e0:81:4d  [MyServer4]
  Admin Server 4 = 00:e0:81:4d:5e:16:00:e0:81:4d:5e:17:ff:ff:ff:ff  [MyServer9]
  Admin Server 5 = 00:e0:81:4d:40:c6:00:e0:81:4d:40:c7:ff:ff:ff:ff  [MyServer1]
  Volume Group 1 = Generic_iSCSI_Volume_Group @ 0004fb00000900001426b77f079c83ea
    [Generic_iSCSI_Volume_Group]
  Access Group 1 = Default access group @ MyISCSIServer @ 0004fb00000900001426b77f079c83ea 
    [Default access group @ MyISCIServer] Access group name
OVM> 

Next, find the storage initiator name for each Oracle VM Server using the show Server command, for example:

OVM> show Server name=MyServer1
  Name = MyServer1
  Id = 00:e0:81:4d:40:c6:00:e0:81:4d:40:c7:ff:ff:ff:ff
  Status = Running
  Mgmt MAC Address = 00:e0:81:4d:40:c6
  Processors = 4
  Ethernet Ports = 2
  iSCSI Ports = 1
  Maintenance Mode = Off
  TakeOwnership = Yes
  Role 1 = Utility Server
  Role 2 = Virtual Machine Server
  IP Address = 10.172.76.73
  Processor Speed (GHz) = 1.995106
  Memory (GB) = 23
  Dom0 Memory (MB) = 987
  FiberChannel Ports = 0
  Network Failover Groups = 1
  CPU Compatibility Group = Default_AMD_Family:15_Model:65
  Server Architecture Type = x86-64b
  Hypervisor Type = OVM/Xen
  Manufacturer = empty
  Serial Number = empty
  Product Name = empty
  Processor Family = AuthenticAMD
  Processor Model = Dual-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 2212
  L1 Cache Size = 0
  L2 Cache Size = 1024
  L3 Cache Size = 0
  BIOS Version = 'V1.02.B10 '
  BIOS Release Date = 11/30/2007
  Sockets Filled = 2
  Manager UUID = 0004fb00000100008e2c477634f634c9
  Ethernet Port 1 = 0004fb00002000002e8cb0ebad4efcb3  [eth0 on MyServer1]
  Ethernet Port 2 = 0004fb0000200000681d3335a81e771a  [eth1 on MyServer1]
  Bond Port 1 = 0004fb0000200000afbcf70ade70d69d  [bond0 on MyServer1]
  Physical Disk 1 = 0004fb0000180000f9029d0c23534229  [SATA_WDC_WD5001ABYS-_WD-WCAS86575890]
  Storage Initiator 1 = iqn.1988-12.com.oracle:d72d82d0817f     Storage initiator name
  Storage Initiator 2 = storage.LocalStorageInitiator in 
     00:e0:81:4d:40:c6:00:e0:81:4d:40:c7:ff:ff:ff:ff
OVM>

Then add the storage initiator for each Oracle VM Server to the default access group using the syntax:

For example:

OVM> add StorageInitiator name=iqn.1988-12.com.oracle:d72d82d0817f to AccessGroup \
  name='Default access group @ MyISCIServer' 

For more information on the syntax and usage, see Section A.12, “add StorageInitiator” .

The final step is to refresh the SAN server so Oracle VM Manager has the most current information about the file server. To refresh the file server, use the syntax:

For example:

OVM> refresh SanServer name=MyISCIServer

For more information on the syntax and usage, see Section A.75, “refresh” .