You can create a new initiator and then associate it with a volume. Alternatively, you can preconfigure an initiator before a physical connection has been established. In this case, you might set up the volumes, map them to the initiator, and then provide the worldwide name (WWN).
You will need the WWN for the initiator that you want to associate with a volume.
To create an initiator:
The New Initiator wizard appears.
Valid characters include 0 to 9, A to Z and a to z, _ (underscore), and - (dash).
Valid characters include 0 to 9, A to Z and a to z, _(underscore), and - (dash), . (period), : (colon), , (comma), % (percent), ( ) (parenthesis), [ ] (brackets), { } (braces), ` (tick), ~ (tilde), and | (pipe).
The options are Standard and HPUX.
Standard represents any operating system other than HP.