Viewing Namespaces

This section describes how to view basic information about a namespace.

Context

Procedure

  1. Choose Resources > Resources > Namespace > Namespace.
  2. Select the desired account from the Account drop-down list in the upper left corner.
  3. View information about namespaces of the selected account in the function pane. Table 1 describes related parameters.

    Table 1 Namespace parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Name

    Indicates the name of a namespace.

    ID

    Indicates the ID of a namespace.

    Data Encryption

    Indicates whether to enable data encryption for the namespace.

    NOTE:

    To use the data encryption function, you need to import an advanced license.

    Storage Pool

    Indicates the storage pool to which a namespace belongs.

    Running Status

    Indicates the running status of a namespace. The value is Normal.

    Space Quota Usage

    Indicates the ratio of the size of files written to a namespace to the space hard quota.

    NOTE:

    The size of written files is rounded up in the unit of 4 KB.

    File Quantity Quota Usage

    Indicates the ratio of the number of files written to a namespace to the file quantity hard quota.

    NOTE:

    When the protection status of the secondary resource in a remote replication pair is Access prohibited, Space Quota Usage and File Quantity Quota Usage of the corresponding namespace are displayed as --. The actual quota usage of the namespace is displayed only when the secondary resource protection status is Read/Write.

    Data Protection

    Indicates the data protection information of the namespace.

    Snapshot Directory Visibility

    Indicates whether the snapshot directory of a namespace is visible.

    Redundancy Ratio

    Indicates the redundancy ratio of a namespace.

    Automatic Update of Atime

    Atime indicates the time when a namespace is accessed. After this function is enabled, the system updates the access time of a namespace based on the value of Update Frequency.

    Update Frequency

    Indicates the Atime update frequency. The value can be Hourly or Daily.

    You can click the name of a namespace to view its general and protocol information.