Selected external storage system window

Use this window to view information about the selected external storage system.

You can perform these operations from the window:

Information areas in this window:

Summary

Displays summary information about the selected external storage.


Item	Description
Status	Status of external storage systems. Normal: There are no problems, the system is usable. Disconnect: The external system or one of its mapped volumes has been intentionally disconnected. Checking: The system is checking the mapping path status. Unknown: The status of the mapping path is not known. Cache Destage: Writing of data from cache memory to the volume is in progress. Warning: There are mapping paths whose status is not normal. You can check their status in the View External LUN Properties window. Blockade: The mapping path is blocked. Destage Failed: The writing of data from cache memory to the volume failed.
Vendor / Model / Serial Number	Identifying information for the external system.
Number of External Path Groups	Number of external path groups in the external system.
Number of External Volumes	Number of mapped external volumes.
External Volume Capacity	Total capacity of mapped external volumes.

External Path Groups tab

Displays the external path groups in which external paths are grouped.


Item	Description
External Path Group ID	Name of the external path group. When the link is clicked, the list of the group’s external paths displays.
Status	Status of external path groups. Normal: There are no problems, the path group is usable. Disconnect: The path group has been intentionally disconnected. Checking: The system is checking the mapping path status. Unknown: The status of the mapping path is not known. Cache Destage: The writing of data from cache memory to the external volume is in progress. Warning: There are mapping paths whose status is not normal. You can check their status in the View External LUN Properties window. Blockade: The mapping path is blocked. Destage Failed: The writing of data from cache memory to the volume is failed.
Top Path	Highest priority external path.
Port ID	Port connected to the external storage system of the local storage system.
External WWN	External system port identification number.
Number of External Paths	Number of external paths in the path group.
Number of External Volumes	Number of external volumes using the external path group.
Add External Volumes	When clicked, launches the Add External Volumes window.
Edit External Path Configuration	When clicked, launches the Edit External Path Configuration window.
Edit Policies	When clicked, launches the Edit Policies window.
Export	When clicked, allows you to save table information to a file.