A.3 addAccessHost

Adds an access host to an ISCSI server.

Syntax

addAccessHost StorageArray instance accessHost=value [ accessPort=value ] [ accessUsername=value accessPassword=value ]

Where instance is:

{ id=value | name=value }

Description

This command adds an access host to an ISCSI storage array. Adding more than one access host provides multiple network paths to the storage. Create an access host for each path when using multipathing. At least one access host must be set. This is not applicable to fibre channel storage. To remove an access host, use the removeAccessHost command.

Options

The following table shows the available options for this command.

Option	Description
`accessHost=value`	The hostname or IP address for the access host.
`accessPort=value`	The port on which to connect to the access host. The default port of `3260` is used if no value is provided.
`accessUsername=value`	The username to use when using CHAP authentication.
`accessPassword=value`	The password for the `accessUsername` user.
{ `id=value` \| `name=value` }	The instance of the object using either the `id` or `name` option, for example `name=MyISCSIServer`.

Examples

Example A.3 Adding a storage array access host

OVM> addAccessHost StorageArray name=MyISCSIServer accessHost=10.172.76.131