User's Manual

iv Storage Center 5.5 System Manager User Guide
Viewing Volume Information 100
Recycle Bin 108
Topology Explorer Volume Functions 109
5 Disks
Introduction 114
Viewing Tiers 115
Adding Disks to a Storage Center System 116
Configuring Storage 120
Rebalancing RAID 122
Managing Disks 126
Managed Disk Folders 130
Importing from External Device without Replication License 133
Non-Standard Storage Types 138
6 Controllers
Introduction 142
About Controller Virtual Ports 143
Viewing Controller Properties 144
Viewing Controller Status 146
Viewing FC Folders and Cards 150
Viewing iSCSI Cards 159
Creating a Remote Storage Center Connection 173
Configuring Remote Connections Using CHAP 181
Viewing SAS Cards 190
Rebalancing Local Ports 194
7 System Management
Setting Up a Storage Center 196
Configuring Local Ports 201
Configuring iSCSI IO Cards 211
Allowing Replications to/from Remote Systems 212
Viewing Licensed Applications 213
Configuring System Access via IP Filtering 214
Viewing Disk Space Usage Summary 220
SNMP Server 227
Viewing System Properties 229
Selecting RAID Stripe Width 230
Data Progression 232
Setting System Cache 234
Configuring Global Disk Spares 235
Adding Optional Information about Storage Center 236
Finding Unmanaged Hardware 237
Viewing Background Processes 240
Phoning Home 241
Viewing the System Log 243
Responding to the Alert Monitor 244
Monitoring Storage Space 247
Changing the Storage Alert Threshold 248
Adding Space 249