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I have four HP MSA 2040 storage arrays. &nbsp;I have my MSA's connected to my hosts and I have logged into the MSA and I can see the host connected to the storage. &nbsp;My question is how do I tell what host is what since all I get is a host ID, which is a really long string of letters and numbers?<br />
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For example, in my first MSA, I see it's connected to host 5004566kk3dfk3kwof56 but I have no idea if that host ID is host 3 or 4.<br />
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Yes, i could pull cables and see what hosts drops offline, but I've already allocated space and these MSAs are in production now.<br />
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So, I was thinking I could log into the host and look at the driver for the HBA card and see a corresponding HOST ID that matched what shows in the MSA, but no joy. <br />
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I suspect however, that there is some way to tell the host ID so I can name them in the MSA so I know what MSA is connected to what host.<br />
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Thanks<br />
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Cliff
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I have four HP MSA 2040 storage arrays.  I have my MSA's connected to my hosts and I have logged into the MSA and I can see the host connected to the storage.  My question is how do I tell what host is what since all I get is a host ID, which is a really long string of letters and numbers?

For example, in my first MSA, I see it's connected to host 5004566kk3dfk3kwof56 but I have no idea if that host ID is host 3 or 4.

Yes, i could pull cables and see what hosts drops offline, but I've already allocated space and these MSAs are in production now.

So, I was thinking I could log into the host and look at the driver for the HBA card and see a corresponding HOST ID that matched what shows in the MSA, but no joy. 

I suspect however, that there is some way to tell the host ID so I can name them in the MSA so I know what MSA is connected to what host.

Thanks

Cliff

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