External Storages window
Use this window to view external storage systems.
You can perform these operations from the window:
Information areas in this window:
Summary
Displays summary information for external storage.
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Description |
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Number of External Storage Systems |
Number of external storage systems in which mapped external volumes reside. |
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Number of External Paths |
Number of external paths. |
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Number of External Volumes |
Number of mapped external volumes. |
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External Volume Capacity |
Total capacity of mapped external volumes. |
External Storage Systems tab
Displays the external storage systems in which mapped external volumes reside.
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Description |
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Vendor / Model / Serial Number |
Identifying information for the selected external storage system. When the link is clicked, more information for the system is shown. |
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Status |
Any of the following statuses can display for the external system.
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Number of External Path Groups |
Number of external path groups in the external system. |
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Add External Volumes |
When clicked, launches the Add External Volumes window. |
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Disconnect External Storage Systems |
When clicked, launches the Disconnect External Storage Systems window. |
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Reconnect External Storage Systems |
When clicked, launches the Reconnect External Storage Systems window. |
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Edit Policies* |
When clicked, launches the Edit Policies window. |
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Export* |
When clicked, allows you to save table information to a file. |
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* Appears when you click More Actions. |
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External Paths tab
Displays the paths connecting mapped external volumes in the external system to Virtual Storage Platform G200, G400, G600.
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Description |
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Port ID |
Port connected to the external storage system of the local storage system. |
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External WWN |
External system port identification number. |
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Vendor / Model / Serial Number |
Identifying information for the external system. |
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Status |
Status of external paths.
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QDepth |
Number of Read/Write commands that can be queued to the external volume. 8 is set by default. When Load Balance Mode is Extended Round-robin and the I/Os issued to the external volume are sequential, the number of Read/Write commands that can be queued at one time is the total of the QDepth values of all the external paths. |
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I/O Timeout (sec.) |
Number of seconds that should pass before I/O to the external volume times out. 15 seconds is the default. |
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Path Blockade Watch(sec.) |
Time that will elapse from the time that a path goes down to the time when the external volume is blocked. 10 seconds is the default. |
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Disconnect External Paths |
When clicked, launches the Disconnect External Paths window. |
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Reconnect External Paths |
When clicked, launches the Reconnect External Paths window. |
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Edit External WWNs |
When clicked, launches the Edit External WWNs window. |
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Edit Policies* |
When clicked, launches the Edit Policies window. |
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Export* |
When clicked, allows you to save table information to a file. |
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* Appears when you click More Actions. |
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