An initiator is the consumer of storage, typically a server with an adapter card in it called a Host Bus Adapter (HBA). The initiator "initiates" a connection over the fabric to one or more ports on storage system target ports.
Name | Type | Description | Notes |
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iqn | str | IQN (iSCSI qualified name). Can be up to 255 characters long and has the following format, iqn.yyyy-mm.naming-authority:unique name. | [optional] [readonly] |
name | str | Name of the initiator represented in storage array. | [optional] [readonly] |
type | str | Initiator type, it can be FC or iSCSI. | [optional] [readonly] [default to 'FC'] |
wwn | str | World wide name, 128 bit address represented in hexa decimal notation. (51:4f:0c:50:14:1f:af:01:51:4f:0c:51:14:1f:af:01). | [optional] [readonly] |