Connect FlashArray Volume to Host (or Host Group)

1. Connect NTFS volume to SERVER08.

Note:

Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2008 R2 (Service Pack 1) do not support ReFS so any tasks shown will only include working with NTFS volumes.


PS C:\>New-PfaHostVolumeConnection -Array $FlashArray -VolumeName 'NTFS' -HostName 'SERVER08'

vol  name     lun
---  ----     ---
NTFS Server08   1

If the volumes need to be visible to a cluster of Windows Server hosts then they need to be connected to a Host Group. The following steps show how to create a Host Group, add a Host and then connect the volume to the Host Group.


PS C:\> New-PfaHostGroup -Array $f -Hosts 'SERVER08' -Name 'HOSTGROUP1'
PS C:\> New-PfaHostGroupVolumeConnection -Array $f -VolumeName 'NTFS' -HostGroupName 'HOSTGROUP1'

hosts      name      
-----      ----      
{SERVER08} HOSTGROUP1
           HOSTGROUP1
           HOSTGROUP1
            
PS C:\>Get-PfaHostGroupVolumeConnections -Array $f -HostGroupName 'HOSTGROUP1' | Format-Table -AutoSize

vol   name       lun
---   ----       ---
NTFS HOSTGROUP1 254