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id 4
name RHEL-Host-06
port_count 1
type generic
mask 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
iogrp_count 4
status offline
site_id 
site_name 
host_cluster_id 
host_cluster_name 
protocol scsi
iscsi_name iqn.1994-05.com.redhat:e6ff477b58
node_logged_in_count 0
state offline
IBM_Storwize:ITSO-V7000:superuser>
Creating NVMe hosts
Before you create an NVMe host, you need to know the NVMe qualified name (NQN) address 
of the host. See your host operating system-specific documentation to find the NQN of the 
host.
Create a host by completing the following steps:
1. Create the NVMe host by using the mkhost command, as shown in Example 8-19.
Example 8-19   
IBM_Storwize:ITSO-V7000:superuser>svctask mkhost -name NVMe-Host-01 -nqn 
nqn.2014-08.com.redhat:nvme:nvm-nvmehost01-edf223876 -protocol nvme -type generic
Host, id [6], successfully created
IBM_Storwize:ITSO-V7000:superuser>
2. The NVMe host can be verified by using the lshost command, as shown in Example 8-20.
Example 8-20   
IBM_Storwize:ITSO-V7000:superuser>lshost 6
id 6
name NVMe-Host-01
port_count 1
type generic
mask 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
iogrp_count 4
status offline
site_id 
Note: When the host is initially configured, the default authentication method is set to no 
authentication, and no CHAP secret is set. To set a CHAP secret for authenticating the 
iSCSI host with the Storwize V7000 system, use the chhost command with the chapsecret 
parameter. If you must display a CHAP secret for a defined server, use the lsiscsiauth 
command. The lsiscsiauth command lists the CHAP secret that is configured for 
authenticating an entity to the Storwize V7000 system.
FC hosts and iSCSI hosts are handled in the same way operationally after they are 
created.