Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference - VMware Communities

iSCSI (Internet SCSI) Commandsisns -addserverDescriptionAdds an iSNS server to a storage system’s iSNS serviceconfigurationThe naviseccli isns command with the -addserver function adds aniSNS server to a storage system’s iSNS service configuration.When you add a server, if it is the first server you add to a storagesystem’s iSNS service configuration, it is designated as the primaryserver. If a server exists in the storage system’s iSNS serviceconfiguration, any subsequent server you add is designated as abackup.Note: The primary server is the server the iSNS service activelycommunicates with.SyntaxPrerequisitesOptionsisns -addserver is used with naviseccli (described on page 37) asfollows:isns -addserver IPAddr [-o]You must have a user account on the storage system on which youwant to execute the command.IPAddrThe IP address of the iSNS server you want to add.Note: You must identify the iSNS server by the server’s IP address.Specify the IP address in the form b.c.d.e where b, c, d and e range from 0through 255. Example 111.222.33.44.-oExecutes the command without prompting for confirmation.OutputExampleNone if the command succeeds; status or error information if it fails.The following example adds the specified iSNS server, to the storagesystem’s iSNS service configuration.404 EMC Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference