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5 Click OK.
Managing NAS Appliance and NAS Controller Blinking
You can make the system identication button on a NAS appliance or NAS controller blink to easily locate that particular NAS appliance or
NAS controller within a rack. The system identication button for a NAS appliance is located on the front panel and is labeled . The
system identication button for a NAS controller is located on the back panel and is labeled .
Enable or Disable NAS Appliance Blinking
When NAS appliance blinking is enabled, the system identication button blinks so you can easily locate the NAS appliance within a rack.
1 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the Hardware tab.
3 In the Appliances panel, select a NAS appliance.
4 Right-click on the appliance name and select Blink from the list box. The Blink dialog box opens.
5 Enable or disable NAS appliance blinking:
• To enable NAS appliance blinking, select Blink this appliance.
• To disable NAS appliance blinking, select Stop blinking this appliance.
6 Click OK.
Enable or Disable NAS Controller Blinking
When NAS controller blinking is enabled, the system identication button blinks so you can easily locate the NAS controller within a rack.
1 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the Hardware tab.
3 In the Controllers panel, select a NAS controller.
4 Right-click on the controller and select Blink from the list box. The Blink dialog box opens.
5 Enable or disable NAS controller blinking:
• To enable NAS controller blinking, select Blink controller in slot 1 or Blink controller in slot 2.
• To disable NAS controller blinking, clear Blink controller in slot 1 or Blink controller in slot 2.
6 Click OK.
Validate Storage Connections
Validating storage connections gathers the latest server denitions on the FluidFS cluster and makes sure that matching server objects are
dened on the Storage Centers providing the storage for the FluidFS cluster.
1 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the Hardware tab.
3 In the toolbar, click Actions→ Storage Centers→ Validate Storage Connections. The Validate Storage Connections dialog box
opens.
4 Click OK.
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