Storage complexes — Main page

Introduction

If no storage complexes exist, no data is displayed. You must first create a storage complex in order to use this page by following the steps in the Creating a storage complex task. The values that display here are created while completing that task.

Use the Refresh button to obtain current information.

Adding a storage complex to your view enables you to manage multiple storage complexes from a single console. You do not need to sign on separately to multiple consoles. Also, working with Copy Services is easier when you have both source and target storage complexes in your view.

If you get a login error while performing an "Attempt Connection" action, open another window and go to the target storage complex. Set the user ID and password to match the ones for this storage complex and return to this window and perform the Attempt Connection action again.

Menu path

Fields

Select

The check boxes for the storage complexes. Select the storage complexes that you want to work with for the Select Action options or for which you want to print a report or download a spreadsheet.

Existing Storage Complex (Simulated)

An icon indicates that you imported this storage complex from an existing storage complex. In other words, a connection has been made before with this storage complex.

Nickname

The unique, system-defined storage complex host name, limited to 16 characters. The nickname identifies this storage complex throughout the system.

Storage Units

The number of units that are assigned to this storage complex. The link takes you to a storage unit page that is filtered by storage complex.

Management console 1

A unique, user-defined IP address for the management console.

Note: Define a second management console to create redundancy. If the status for one console is not "Connected," then you are down to one management path. Fixing the other path restores you to full redundancy.

Status

• Connected — Indicates successful connections
• Unavailable — Indicates connections that fail
• Login error — Indicates incorrect username/password
  Note: The user ID and password that you used to sign on must be used here.

Management console 2

A unique user-defined IP address for this management console that must be different from the IP address for management console 1. This field is empty if there is no IP address that is specified for the second management console.

Note: Define a second management console to create redundancy. If the status for one console is not "Connected," then you are down to one management path. Fixing the other path restores you to full redundancy.

Status

• Connected — Indicates successful connections
• Unavailable — Indicates connections that fail
• Login error — Indicates incorrect username/password
  Note: The user ID and password that you used to sign on must be used here.