Renaming Server(Host) name in Clariion (CX) Arrays!!

Following is the procedure to rename the existing server or host name in CX with Different Flare code versions.

I. Follow these steps for CX series, CX3 series, CX4 series with FLARE Release 28 only
Note: This process can be done non-disruptively!

-Right-click the array icon and select Connectivity Status.
-Highlight the entries that must be changed and Select the Info button.  (Record current initiator settings.)
-Select the Group Edit button.
-Find the HBA WWNs on the left window and move them to the right window.
-Make any necessary changes for the initiator settings to match what was recorded in Step 2.
-Select the New Host radio button.
-Type in the correct host name and IP address.
-Click OK and then confirm the success.
-Close Connectivity Status.
-Right-click the array icon and select Update Now.
Note:  If the changes do not take place right away, you may have to restart the Management Server. See solution emc99876.

The host name should now show correctly!

II. Follow these steps for the CX4 series with FLARE Release 29 only

Note: This process can be done non-disruptively!

-Right-click the array icon and select Connectivity Status.
-Select the Host Initiators tab then select the host.
-Highlight the host that must be changed and Select the Edit button.  (Record current initiator settings.)
-Select the Edit button.
-Check the HBA WWNs on the top window.
-Make any necessary changes for the initiator settings to match what was recorded in Step 2.
-Select the New Host radio button.
-Type in the correct host name and IP address.
-Click OK and then confirm the success.
-Close Connectivity Status.
-Right-click the array icon and select Update Now.
Note:  If the changes do not take place right away, you may have to restart the Management Server. See solution emc99876.

The host name should now show correctly!

III. Follow these steps for the  CX4 series with FLARE Release 30 only

Note: This process can be done non-disruptively!

-Select the array in the system pulldown menu top left of the Unisphere screen.
-On the left pain under System Management select Storage Sytem Connectivity Status
-Select the Host Initiator Tab then select the host.
-Highlight the host  the entries that must be changed and Select the Edit button.  (Record current initiator settings.)
-Find the HBA WWNs on the top window.
-Make any necessary changes for the initiator settings to match what was recorded in Step 2.
-Select the New Host radio button.
-Type in the correct host name and IP address.
-Click OK and then confirm the success.
-Close Connectivity Status.
-Right-click the array icon and select Update Now.
Note:  If the changes do not take place right away, you may have to restart the Management Server. See solution emc99876.

The host name should now show correctly!