How to Add a Host

Adding a host enables you to administer its file systems, archiving processes, media, and so on, through the browser interface.

To add a host:

  1. Outside of the browser interface, connect to the host.
  2. Log in to the host as root.
  3. Use the fsmadm(1M) add command to add the management station (the system on which the SAM-QFS Manager software is installed) to the list of hosts that can remotely administer the host.

    fsmadm add management-station-name:domain-name

    Only hosts that are added to the list through this command can remotely administer the host.

  4. To ensure that the management station has been successfully added, use the fsmadm(1M) list command.
  5. Launch a browser window and log in to the SAM-QFS Manager browser interface as an administrator user.
  6. Perform either of the following:

    The Add Host window is displayed.

  7. Type the name of the host in the Host Name field, or type the IP address of the host IP Address field.

    If the host is part of a Sun  Cluster environment, a list of the other nodes in the cluster is displayed. Select the other nodes to also add them as managed servers for an HA (highly available)-QFS configuration.


    Note - To create an HA-QFS configuration, you must also use the Sun Cluster management tool, Sun Cluster  Manager, to configure the devices as part of a Sun Cluster resource group. SAM-QFS Manager includes ha in the description of file systems that are configured on cluster devices even if the devices are not part of a resource group and the file systems are not therefore truly highly available.


  8. Click Add Host.

    When you add a host, the software detects any file systems that are already configured on the host. These file systems are automatically displayed on the File Systems Summary page.

    If no file systems have already been created on the host, you can create and configure a new file system.

    For more information, see How to Create a Stand-Alone, Non-archiving or Archiving File System.