A factory-configured used for communication between the storage management software and an .
Important: An Access Virtual Disk mapping is not required for . If the is out-of-band managed, and an Access Virtual Disk mapping is assigned to the , an Access Virtual Disk mapping will be assigned to every created from the Default Group. To prevent this from happening, delete the Access Virtual Disk mapping from the Default Group. For more information, see Removing an Access Virtual Disk Mapping.
The Access Virtual Disk:
Uses 20 MB of storage space (unusable for application data storage)
Has a unique
Must be registered with the
Uses the address 7 or 31 by default (can be assigned a different )
The Access Virtual Disk and LUN information are displayed in the , as shown in the following examples:
Example 1: The storage array does not have an Access Virtual Disk mapping. The Storage Array Profile entry is:
Access Virtual Disk: None
Example 2: A storage array RAID controller module reaches the Access Virtual Disk through LUN 7. The Storage Array Profile entry is: