
Installing additional Navisphere Host Agent software
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Installation and Configuration
Installing additional Navisphere Host Agent software
The Navisphere Host Agent should be used to automatically register
host connections with the array. PowerPath and ATF require different
registration types and the Navisphere Host Agent is the preferred
method over manual registrations.
You should install the Navisphere Host Agent software to ensure the
HBA connections are all registered correctly. For instructions on how
to perform this operation refer to the EMC ControlCenter Navisphere
Host Agent software documentation for your array type.
After the host agent has started and registered the new HBA paths,
you should refresh the host connections in the storage group to
ensure all available paths are assigned. To do this, you have two
options, depending on whether you want to disrupt the connectivity
of the host, as described next.
Option 1: Without disrupting host connectivity (more complex
procedure using Navisphere CLI):
Note: You must have Navisphere CLI installed. Refer to product notes for
complete usage instructions.
1. Using a command prompt, browse to the Navisphere CLI
directory (typically C:\Program Files\EMC\Navisphere CLI>.
2. Enter command
navicli -h <sp_IP> storagegroup
-connecthost -host <hostname> -gname
<storagegroupname>
where <sp_IP> is the IP address of either array SP; <hostname> is
the hostname of the host connection to update and
<storagegroupname> is the name of the storage group of the host
connection to update.
3. When prompted, verify the <hostname> and <storagegroupname>
are correct as follows:
Connect host <hostname> to storage group
<storagegroupname> (y/n)?"
Enter y to proceed.
4. Perform a device rescan on your host, and verify the additional
device paths are present.
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