Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Ser - Page 360

21 Reference: GUI Panels, Wizards, and Dialog Boxes Provide detailed information for each GUI panel, operation message, wizard, and dialog box in Group Manager. This information includes: • Field name and description • Field input limits • Shortcut keys About Groups A PS Series group is a fully functional iSCSI storage area network (SAN). You create a group when you configure one or more PS Series arrays and connect them to an IP network. In this virtualized storage system, the arrays become group members and share configuration data. A member belongs to a storage pool, and is configured with a specific RAID policy. Each member cooperates with other members to enable the virtualization of disk storage, controllers, caches, and network connections. Because the virtualization technology masks the underlying complexity of the storage configuration, client servers see the group as a single entity, giving you a centralized view of the storage data. Figure 4. PS Series Group depicts PS Series groups. Table 5. PS Series Group explains the callouts used in the figure. Figure 38. PS Series Group Table 67. PS Series Group Callout 1 Description PS Series group Storage area network (SAN) comprising one or more PS Series arrays connected to an IP network. Arrays are high-performance (physical) block storage devices. 2 PS Series members One or more PS Series arrays represented as individual members within a pool to which it provides storage space to utilize. 3 PS Series storage pools 360 Reference: GUI Panels, Wizards, and Dialog Boxes