Create initiator
The create initiator command creates the initiator object.
Supported Arrays
This command applies to an individual DE2000H, DE4000H, DE4000F, DE6000H, or DE6000F storage array.
Roles
To execute this command on an storage array, you must have the Storage Admin role.
Context
Note
This command is only applicable to iSCSI, NVMe over RoCE, and NVMe over Fibre Channel.
Syntax
create initiator identifier="initiatorQualifiedName" userLabel="initiatorName" host="hostName"
interfaceType=(iscsi | nvmeof) [chapSecret="securityKey"]
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| identifier | Allows you to specify the identifier qualified name (such as iqn or nqn) to create an initiator . Enclose the identifier in double quotation marks (" "). |
| userLabel | Allows you to specify a user label for the initiator. Enclose the name in double quotation marks (" "). |
| host | Allows you to specify the host name where the initiator is installed. Enclose the name in double quotation marks (" "). |
| interfaceType | Allows you to specify which interface type the initiator is for. Valid choices are iscsi and nvmeof. The nvmeof option is for NVMe over RoCE or NVMe over Fibre Channel. |
| chapSecret | Allows you to enter the security key that you want to use to authenticate a peer connection. Enclose the security key in double quotation marks (" "). This parameter is applicable only to iSCSI host interface type. |
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