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Contents
5.2.3
Main Display Area
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53
5.2.4
Footer
54
5.3
Managing User Accounts
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55
5.3.1
Setting Up User Accounts
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55
5.3.2
Deleting User Accounts
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57
5.4
Managing the xStack Storage Array
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57
5.4.1
Working with Volumes
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57
5.4.2
Adding iSCSI Initiators
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68
5.4.3
Working with LAGs and VLANs
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69
5.4.4
Working with Network Portals
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75
5.4.5
Creating iSCSI Target Nodes
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77
5.4.6
Logging on from the iSCSI Initiator Computer
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83
5.4.7
Changing the iSCSI Port Number
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83
5.4.8
Setting the Default Task Priority
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84
5.4.9
Adding, Viewing, and Deleting IP Route Tables
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85
5.4.10
Modifying System TCP/IP Settings
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87
5.4.11
Setting the Spare Count
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88
5.4.12
Using the Down Drive Feature
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89
5.4.13
Using the xStack Storage Array’s iSNS Features
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90
5.4.14
Creating Scheduled Tasks
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92
5.4.15
Setting the System Battery Policy
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94
5.4.16
Saving the Event Log
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95
5.5
Changing Initial Configuration Settings
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96
5.5.1
Changing the Out-of-Band Port Configuration
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96
5.5.2
Changing the System Date and Time
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97
5.5.3
Changing Email Notification Setup
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98
5.6
Managing xStack Storage Array Configurations
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99
5.6.1
Saving the xStack Storage Array Configuration
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99
5.6.2
Restoring the xStack Storage Array Configuration
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100
5.6.3
Restoring Factory Defaults
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101
5.7
Restarting the xStack Storage Array
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101
5.8
Shutting Down the Management Console
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102
5.9
Shutting Down the xStack Storage Array
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102
Chapter 6
Monitoring the xStack Storage
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104
6.1
Viewing Enclosure Information
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105
6.2
Viewing Log Messages
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106
6.3
Viewing, Modifying, and Deleting xStack Storage Array Tasks
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108
6.4
Viewing Server SMI Information
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109
6.5
Viewing Firmware Image Information
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110
6.6
Viewing Storage Pool Information
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111
6.7
Viewing Storage Pool Tasks
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112
6.8
Viewing Volume Information
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113
6.9
Viewing Volume Tasks
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114
6.10
Viewing Information about Drives in the Blade A Base Pool
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115
6.10.1
Viewing Information About Physical Drives
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115
6.10.2
Viewing SMART Information for a Drive
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116
6.11
Viewing Target Node Information
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118
6.12
Viewing Volume Access Information
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119
6.13
Viewing Initiator Access Information
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120