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Viewing Extents on a Volume Extents Tab

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Information about this selected volume... ...is displayed in this tab Figure 3-29. Information About a Selected Volume Shown in the First Tab 3.4.2 Viewing Extents on a Volume (Extents Tab) An extent (also known as a "physical extent") is a contiguous set of logical blocks (LBs) on a drive. A volume typically consists of extents from several drives. When a volume is selected in the Main Display, you can use the Extents tab to view information about the extents on the selected volume. Initially, the Extents tab shows basic extent information, as shown in Figure 3-30. This read-only screen provides drive links below the first Description column that, when clicked, display the selected drive in the Extents tab of the Physical Storage View (see section 3.4.2). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 51

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Figure 3-29. Information About a Selected Volume Shown in the First Tab
3.4.2 Viewing Extents on a Volume (Extents Tab)
An extent (also known as a “physical extent”) is a contiguous set of logical blocks (LBs)
on a drive. A volume typically consists of extents from several drives.
When a volume is selected in the Main Display, you can use the
Extents
tab to view
information about the extents on the selected volume. Initially, the
Extents
tab shows
basic extent information, as shown in Figure 3-30. This read-only screen provides drive
links below the first
Description
column that, when clicked, display the selected drive
in the
Extents
tab of the Physical Storage View (see section 3.4.2).
Information about this
selected volume…
…is displayed in this tab