Learn About Using the Array Management Window

The is Java technology-based software that is launched from the and provides the following primary management functions:

Provides storage array options, such as renaming a storage array, changing a password, or enabling a background
Provides the ability to configure from your storage array capacity, define and , and grant host or host group access to sets of virtual disks called
Monitors the health of storage array components and reports a detailed status using appropriate icons
Provides you with the appropriate recovery procedures for a failed logical or physical component
Presents a view of the storage array
Presents profile information about physical components, such as and physical disks
Provides RAID controller module management options, such as changing ownership of virtual disks or placing a RAID controller module online or offline.
Provides physical disk management options, such as assignment of hot spares and physical disk
Monitors storage array performance

Views

The Array Management Window has two views:

The presents a picture of the organization of storage array capacity into logical entities called and . It also presents a picture of the physical devices in the storage array, such as RAID controller modules, physical disks, and other components. Selection of a virtual disk or other logical entity shows you which physical components are associated with that entity.
The allows you to define topological elements (host groups, hosts, and ) and define and change to grant virtual disk access to host groups and hosts and create storage partitions.