Administrator Guide

Managing Client Connections
The following options are available for managing client connections:
• Display the distribution of clients between NAS controllers
• Assign a client to a NAS controller
• Manually migrate clients to another NAS controller
• Fail back clients to their assigned NAS controller
• Rebalance client connections across NAS controllers
Display the Distribution of Clients Between NAS Controllers
Display the current distribution of clients between NAS controllers.
1 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the File System tab.
3 In the File System view, select Cluster Connectivity.
4 Click the Clients and Routers tab. The Filters panel displays the NAS controller and interface to which each client is connected.
View Clients Assigned to a NAS Controller
View clients that are currently assigned to a particular NAS controller.
1 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the File System tab.
3 In the File System view, select Cluster Connectivity.
4 Click the Clients and Routers tab. The panel displays the NAS controller and interface to which each client is connected.
Assign or Unassign a Client to a NAS Controller
You can permanently assign one or more clients to a particular NAS controller. For eective load balancing, do not manually assign clients to
NAS controllers, unless specically directed to do so by Dell Technical Support. Assigning a client to a NAS controller disconnects the
client’s connection. Clients will then automatically reconnect to the assigned NAS
controller.
1 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the File System tab.
3 In the File System view, select Cluster Connectivity.
4 Click the Clients and Routers tab and select a client or router IP.
5 In the Filters panel, click Pin. The Pin Client to NAS Controller dialog box opens.
6 To assign a client to a NAS controller:
a From the Pin Client to drop-down list, select the NAS controller to which to assign the client.
b From the Use Client Interface drop-down list, select the client interface on the NAS controller to which to assign the client.
7 Click OK.
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