Administrator Guide

Maximize Efficiency

Maximize Efficiency writes new data to RAID 5/6 and keeps snapshot data on RAID 5/6. Use Maximize Efficiency for volumes with less-

important data and infrequently used data.

User Interface for Storage Center Management

The user interface varies depending on whether you connect directly to a Storage Center or connect through a Data Collector.

Unisphere Views

The following Unisphere views are displayed when you connect a web browser to a Storage Center.

Summary View

The Summary view is a dashboard that displays summarized information about the Storage Center.

Figure 1. Summary View Dashboard

Storage Menu

• Volumes view – Used to create and manage volumes and volume folders on the selected Storage Center.

• Servers view – Used to create and manage server mappings to the selected Storage Center.

• Profiles view – Used to view, modify, and create snapshot, storage, and QoS profiles for the selected Storage Center and apply them

to selected volumes. QoS profile management is only available if it is enabled in the Storage Center settings.

• Disks view – Used to view and manage disks and disk folders, including rebalancing RAID and scanning for new disks.

• Storage Types view – Use this page to view information about current type usage, and add or edit types for the Storage Center.

Storage Center Overview