Administrator Guide

Delete a FluidFS Cluster Folder
Delete a FluidFS cluster folder if it is not being used.
Prerequisite
The folder must be empty.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster folder.
2. Click the Summary tab.
3. Click Delete.
The Delete dialog box opens.
4. Click OK.
Adding a Storage Center to a FluidFS Cluster
The back-end storage for a FluidFS cluster can be provided by one or two Storage Centers.
Prerequisite
The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager and have front-end connectivity to the FluidFS cluster.
About this task
If a FluidFS cluster uses only one Storage Center, you might want to add another Storage Center to provide storage for the FluidFS
cluster if:
• The Storage Center that currently provides storage for the FluidFS cluster is running out of space.
• You want to spread out the storage load.
• You want to allocate more storage to the NAS pool than is supported by a single Storage Center.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the Summary tab.
3. Click Actions→ Storage Centers→ Add Storage Centers.
The Add Storage Center wizard starts and opens the Select Storage Centers (only supported Storage Centers shown)
page.
4. Select the additional Storage Center to provide storage for the FluidFS cluster and then clickNext.
5. (iSCSI only) Select two fault domains on the Select iSCSI Fault Domains from Storage Center page and click Next.
6. (iSCSI only) To congure the IP addresses for SAN / eth30, use the Congure IP Addresses for NAS Controller iSCSI HBAs
page. This page displays the existing values that were congured during deployment. To use the existing values, click Next. To
change the values:
a. Select a NAS controller and click Edit Settings.
The Edit Controller IP Address dialog box opens.
b. In the IP Address eld, type an IP address for the NAS controller.
c. Click OK.
d. Repeat the preceding steps for each NAS controller.
e. To specify a VLAN tag, type a VLAN tag in the VLAN Tag eld.
When a VLAN spans multiple switches, the VLAN tag is used to specify to which ports and interfaces to send broadcast
packets.
f. Click Next.
7. (iSCSI only) To congure the IP addresses for SANb / eth31, use the Congure IP Addresses for NAS Controller iSCSI HBAs
page. This page displays the existing values that were congured during deployment. To use the existing values, click Next. To
change the values:
a. Select a NAS controller and click Edit Settings.
The Edit Controller IP Address dialog box opens.
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