Viewing clusters

You can view all of the clusters that are managed by the SAN Volume Controller Console.

Introduction

Anyone with access to the cluster can launch the SAN Volume Controller Console; however, users must have administrator access to complete the other actions on this panel.

To learn more about the system configuration tasks related to clusters, click View Tutorial to launch the System Configuration e-Learning module which provides an overview of working with clusters, nodes, managed disks, and virtual disks to configure your system.

Attributes

The following attributes are displayed in the table:

Select
Allows you to select the cluster to use to complete an action from the task list.
Name
Displays the name of the cluster. If the name of the cluster is not known, then Unknown displays.
Cluster IP Address (IPv4 or IPv6)
Displays the IP address of the cluster.
Authentication Status
Displays the current authentication status between the console and each cluster. The following values are valid for the authentication status for the cluster:
OK
Indicates that the SAN Volume Controller Console is successfully authenticated with the cluster.
Unauthenticated
This is the default state when the console is opened. Indicates that the SAN Volume Controller Console either has not tried to authenticate or authentication failed due to an issue with either the username and password that was used to sign on to the cluster.
No Contact
Indicates that the SAN Volume Controller Console could not contact the cluster because the cluster is offline, does not exist, or a network problem exists. After the cluster or network problem is solved, the status can be changed back to OK by clicking the Refresh button.
Version
Displays the version of the cluster.

Actions

You can select one of the following tasks from the task list:
  • Launch the SAN Volume Controller Console
  • Add a Cluster
  • Modify a Cluster
  • Remove a Cluster
  • Sign Off from Cluster
Note: With the exception of the Add a Cluster task, you must first select a cluster before you can select a task.
Go
Click this button after selecting a task from the task list. Clicking Go launches the panel for the task that you selected.
Refresh
Click this button to refresh the table with changed values.
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