Manage host groups

This page describes how to manage your host groups .

Edit a host group

This section provides details about which host group settings are editable and instructions for how to edit a host group.

Editable settings

After a host group is created, you can modify its settings.

Host details: you can add or remove host initiators to the host groups after the host group creation. However, a host group must always have at least one host initiator; the initiator list can't be empty.

Edit a host group

Use the following instructions to edit a host group using the Google Cloud console or Google Cloud CLI.

Console

Go to the NetApp Volumespage in the Google Cloud console.

Go to NetApp Volumes
Click Host groupsfrom the External connectionsmenu.
Click Show moreicon on the host group and click Edit.
In the Host detailssection, you can add or remove the host initiator information.
Click Saveto record your changes.

gcloud

Edit a host group:

gcloud  
beta  
netapp  
host-groups  
update  
 HOST_GROUP_NAME 
  
 \ 
  
--location = 
 LOCATION 
  
 \ 
  
--hosts = 
 IQN1,  
IQN2

Replace the following information:

HOST_GROUP_NAME : the name for the host group.
LOCATION : the Google Cloud location (region) where the host group was created.
IQN1, IQN2 : a comma-separated list of host identifiers (IQNs) to include in the host group.

Delete a host group

This section provides details about how to delete a host group.

Use the following instructions to delete a host group using the Google Cloud console or Google Cloud CLI.

You can't delete a host group if volumes are attached to it. Before deleting the host group, make sure that the host group attachment has been removed from the volumes.

Console

Go to the NetApp Volumespage in the Google Cloud console.

Go to NetApp Volumes
Click Host groupsfrom the External connectionsmenu.
Click Show moreicon on the host group and click Delete.
A confirmation dialog with information is displayed. Read through the warnings.
Enter the name of the host group and click Delete.

gcloud

Delete a host group:

gcloud  
beta  
netapp  
host-groups  
delete  
 HOST_GROUP_NAME 
  
 \ 
  
--location = 
 LOCATION

Replace the following information:

HOST_GROUP_NAME : the name for the host group.
LOCATION : the Google Cloud location (region) where the host group was created.

What's next

Manage customer-managed encryption key policies .