What can I do with the Simplicity storage management software?

Use the Simplicity storage management software to configure and manage one or more .

Primary Tasks in the Simplicity Storage Management Software

Summary Tab Configure Tab Modify Tab Tools Tab iSCSI Tab (if applicable) Support Tab
Show the status of your storage array Configure host access Edit the host topology Rename a storage array Change target authentication Recover from a failure
Show the hardware components Create a host group Edit host-to-volume mappings Set or change a password Enter mutual authentication permissions Show the storage array profile
Show the capacity of the storage array Create host-to-volume mappings Name or rename a volume group or a volume Locate the storage array components Change target identification Gather support information
Show hosts and mappings and storage partitions Automatically configure your storage array Delete volume groups or volumes Show or enable features Change target discovery Download controller firmware, NVSRAM file, drive firmware, or ESM card firmware
Show volume groups and volumes Configure hot spare drives Add free capacity to a volume group Change tray ID numbers Configure iSCSI host ports Manage controllers
Links to the online help, FAQs, and the storage concepts tutorial Create volume groups and volumes Change the RAID level of a volume group Change the media scan settings View or end iSCSI sessions Perform advanced support tasks
Create snapshot volumes, if available Replace drives Change pre-read redundancy check settings View iSCSI statistics Show the online help topics
Create volume copies, if available Change volume ownership and the recommended path of volumes Set email alerts and SNMP alerts
Disable snapshot volumes, re-create snapshot volumes, or expand snapshot repository volumes Adjust controller clocks, configure Ethernet management ports, configure iSCSI host ports, or reset the battery age
Manage volume copies Inherit system settings

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