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igroup example

You can create multiple igroups to define which LUNs are available to your hosts. For example, if you have a host cluster, you can use igroups to ensure that specific LUNs are visible to only one host in the cluster.

The following table illustrates how four igroups give access to the LUNs for four different hosts that are accessing the storage system. The clustered hosts (Host3 and Host4) are both members of the same igroup (group3) and can access the LUNs mapped to this igroup. The igroup named group4 contains the WWPNs of Host4 to store local information that is not intended to be seen by its partner.

Hosts with HBA WWPNs, IQNs, or EUIs

igroups

WWPNs, IQNs, EUIs added to igroups

LUNs mapped to igroups

Host1, single-path (iSCSI software initiator)

iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:host1

group1

iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:host1

/vol/vol2/lun1

Host2, multipath (two HBAs)

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:6b:3c

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:02:3c

group2

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:6b:3c

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:02:3c

/vol/vol2/lun2

Host3, multipath, clustered (connected to Host4)

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:32:1b

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:41:02

group3

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:32:1b

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:41:02

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:51:2c

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:47:a2

/vol/vol2/qtree1/lun3

Host4, multipath, clustered (connected to Host3)

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:51:2c

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:47:a2

group4

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:51:2c

10:00:00:00:c9:2b:47:a2

/vol/vol2/qtree1/lun4

/vol/vol2/qtree1/lun5