Registering HBAs With the Storage System

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Registering Fibre Channel HBAs or iSCSI NICs with the storage system enables the storage system to see
the HBAs or NICs. To register HBAs or NICs with the storage system, you will start or restart the
Navisphere Agent on the host.
Microsoft Windows
To register the hosts HBAs with the storage system, start the Navisphere Agent as follows:
1. On the Windows host, right click My Computer and select Manage.
2. Click Services and Applications and then click Services.
3. Find EMC Navisphere Agent service.
4. If already started, stop the EMC Navisphere Agent service.
5. Start the EMC Navisphere Agent service.
AIX
To register the hosts HBAs with the storage system, on the AIX host, stop and start the Navisphere
Agent. For example:
# rc.agent stop
# rc.agent start
HP-UX
To register the hosts HBAs with the storage system, on the HP-UX host, stop and start the Navisphere
Agent. For example:
# /sbin/init.d/agent stop
# /sbin/init.d/agent start
Linux
To register the hosts HBAs with the storage system, on the Linux host, stop and start the Navisphere
Agent. For example:
# /etc/init.d/naviagent stop
# /etc/init.d/naviagent start
NetWare
To register the hosts HBAs with the storage system, on the NetWare host, restart the Navisphere Agent.
In the NetWare server console screen, enter:
sys:\emc\agent\navagent.nlm -f
sys:\emc\agent\agent.cfg
Solaris
To register the hosts HBAs with the storage system, on the Solaris host, stop and start the Navisphere

Agent. For example:

# /etc/init.d/agent stop
# /etc/init.d/agent start
VMware ESX server 2.5.0 and later
To register the hosts HBAs with the storage system, on the VMware host, stop and start the Navisphere
Agent. For example:
# /etc/init.d/agent stop
# /etc/init.d/agent start

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