Dell PowerVault MD3000i User's Guide - Page 12

Summary Tab, Con Tab, Modify Tab, Content Area

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• Beneath the Array Selector is the Content Area. Several tabs appear in this area to group the tasks you can perform on the selected array. When you click on a tab, the Content Area displays links for the tasks you can perform. The following sections list some of the tasks you can perform under each tab. Summary Tab • See the status of a storage array • See the hardware components in a storage array • See storage array capacity • See hosts, mappings, and storage partitions • See virtual disk groups and virtual disks • Access links to online help, FAQs, and a tutorial about storage concepts Configure Tab • Configure host access • Create a host group • Create hot spares • Create virtual disks • Create snapshot virtual disks (if enabled) • Create virtual disk copies (if enabled) • Create host-to-virtual disk mappings Modify Tab • Modify the host topology • Rename and delete virtual disks • Add free capacity to a disk group • Change virtual disk ownership and the preferred path of virtual disks • Modify a snapshot virtual disk (if enabled) • Manage virtual disk copies (if enabled) • Edit host-to-virtual disk mappings 12 About This Guide

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About This Guide
Beneath the Array Selector is the
Content Area
. Several tabs appear in this
area to group the tasks you can perform on the selected array. When you
click on a tab, the Content Area displays links for the tasks you can
perform. The following sections list some of the tasks you can perform under
each tab.
Summary Tab
See the status of a storage array
See the hardware components in a storage array
See storage array capacity
See hosts, mappings, and storage partitions
See virtual disk groups and virtual disks
Access links to online help, FAQs, and a tutorial about storage concepts
Configure Tab
Configure host access
Create a host group
Create hot spares
Create virtual disks
Create snapshot virtual disks (if enabled)
Create virtual disk copies (if enabled)
Create host-to-virtual disk mappings
Modify Tab
Modify the host topology
Rename and delete virtual disks
Add free capacity to a disk group
Change virtual disk ownership and the preferred path of virtual disks
Modify a snapshot virtual disk (if enabled)
Manage virtual disk copies (if enabled)
Edit host-to-virtual disk mappings