Administrator Guide

3. Click Edit Settings.
4. Select a port in the fault domain.
5. Click Move Port.
The Move Port dialog box opens.
6. From the New Fault Domain drop-down menu, select the Fault Domain to which the port will be moved.
NOTE: If the port to be moved is in a dierent subnet than the destination fault domain, modify the IPv4 Address
eld so that the port's new address is in the same subnet as the destination fault domain.
Delete a Fault Domain
Once all ports have been moved from a fault domain, you may delete the fault domain by following these steps.
Prerequisite
The fault domain does not include any ports.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Storage tab navigation pane, expand Fault Domains → ISCSI then select a fault domain.
3. Click Edit Settings → Remove Fault Domain.
NOTE: The option Delete Fault Domain will appear when the prerequisites have been met.
4. Click OK to remove the fault domain.
Remove Port from Fault Domain
This process removes a port if it is unnecessary or if you want to move it to a dierent fault domain. An error will occur if the port
being removed is the last port in the fault domain.
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Storage tab navigation pane, expand Fault Domains → ISCSI then select a Fault Domain.
3. Click Edit Settings.
4. Click Remove Ports from Fault Domain.
5. Select the ports to be removed.
6. Click OK.
Converting Front-End Ports to Virtual Port Mode
Using the Convert to Virtual Port Mode tool converts all front-end iSCSI or Fibre Channel IO ports to virtual port mode. After the
conversion is complete, the ports can not be converted back to legacy mode.
Convert Fibre Channel Ports to Virtual Port Mode
Use the Convert to Virtual Port Mode tool to convert all Fibre Channel ports on the Storage Center controllers to virtual port mode.
Prerequisite
The Fibre Channel ports must be in legacy port mode.
About this task
NOTE: This operation cannot be undone. After the ports are converted to virtual port mode, they cannot converted back.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. From the Storage tab navigation pane, expand Fault Domains then select the Fibre Channel folder.
4. Click Convert to Virtual Port Mode.
The Convert to Virtual Port Mode conrmation dialog box appears.
5. Click OK.
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