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PS Series Storage Array Administration
PS Series storage arrays optimize resources by automating performance and network load balancing. Additionally, PS Series storage
arrays oer all-inclusive array management software, host software, and free rmware updates.
To manage PS Series storage arrays using Dell Storage Manager, the storage arrays must be running PS Series rmware version 7.0
or later.
About Groups
A PS Series group is a fully functional iSCSI storage area network (SAN).
You create a group when you congure one or more PS Series arrays and connect them to an IP network. In this virtualized storage
system, the arrays become group members and share conguration data. A member belongs to a storage pool, and is congured
with a specic RAID policy. Each member cooperates with other members to enable the virtualization of disk storage, controllers,
caches, and network connections. Because the virtualization technology masks the underlying complexity of the storage
conguration, client servers see the group as a single entity, giving you a centralized view of the storage data.
Figure 24. PS Series Group depicts PS Series groups. Table 9. PS Series Group explains the callouts used in the gure.
Figure 24. PS Series Group
Table 9. PS Series Group
Callout Description
1 PS Series group
Storage area network (SAN) comprising one or more PS Series arrays connected to an IP network. Arrays are
high-performance (physical) block storage devices.
2 PS Series members
One or more PS Series arrays represented as individual members within a pool to which it provides storage
space to utilize.
3 PS Series storage pools
Containers for storage resources (disk space, processing power, and network bandwidth). A pool can have one
or more members assigned to it.
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