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Chapter 6: Volume Configuration 85
Identifying Available Storage Devices
The V-Switch
supports a maximum
of 512 disks.
Before beginning to configure virtual volumes, you need to know which
storage devices are available. Use the CLI command storage show to
show the available storage devices and their corresponding aliases needed
to configure volumes
storage show
Table 18: Storage Devices
Alias Entity Name LUN Oper. Status Type
Stor_1 500507606058c900 0 Enabled entire
Stor_2 2000002037f88fb8 0 Enabled entire
Stor_3 2000002037c32b1f 0 Enabled entire
Stor_4 2000002037c32450 0 Enabled entire
Enabled operating status denotes an attached and functioning storage
device. Storage is missing denotes that a storage device was previously
registered and has since lost its connection to the V-Switch.
If a subdisk has been created on a disk, the subdisk status in the disk details
will display split. If no subdisks were created, the subdisk status will
display entire. See “storage details,” page 87.
Not all storage
devices are able to
support this feature.
The V-Switch automatically generates and assigns storage aliases as each
device is discovered. Use the CLI command storage blink activate
to identify the actual physical device for an alias.
storage blink activate
You need to define two parameters to blink a storage device:
SWITCH PARAMETER DEFINITION STATUS EXAMPLE
-s
STORAGE DEVICE ALAIS OF DEVICE
TO BLINK
MANDATORY
Stor_1
-t
TIME LENGTH OF TIME TO
BLINK DEVICE
OPTIONAL
1-3600
SEC
0=
FOREVER
DEFAULT: 0
120
Example:
The storage device, Stor_1, is set to blink for two minutes (one hundred and
twenty seconds) to allow it to be identified.