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Managing Storage Managers
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Binding Storage Managers to the ISIS File System
Before you start building Storage Groups and Workspaces, you must bind each Storage Manager to the ISIS file
system to make Storage Managers available for use.
To bind a Storage Manager to the ISIS file system:
1. Click to select the Storage Manager you want to bind.
2. Click Bind.
A Bind Settings dialog appears.
3. Enter the appropriate chunk size for the Storage Manager (for more information, see
“Storage Groups and
Chunk Sizes” on page 63
).
4. Click OK to bind the Storage Manager.
The selected Storage Manager is added to the ISIS file system, and its state is changed to Active - Bound.
Unbinding Storage Managers from the ISIS File System
Avid strongly recommends that you wait until any redistribution process completes before unbinding
Storage Managers. Redistribution can take a long time; use the Redistribution Monitor tool (see
“Monitoring
Redistributions” on page 87
) to track the progress and estimate the time remaining.
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You cannot unbind a Storage Manager that is part of a Storage Group. You must remove the Storage Manager from
its Storage Group first so the system can redistribute data before unbinding the Storage Manager from the file
system. For more information about removing Storage Managers from a Storage Group, see “Removing ISIS
Storage Managers from Storage Groups” on page 66.
Before you can unbind a Storage Manager from the ISIS file system, it must be in the Spare state.
To unbind a Storage Manager from the ISIS file system:
1. Click to select the Storage Manager you want to unbind.
2. Click Unbind.
A confirmation dialog appears.
3. Click Yes to confirm.
The selected Storage Manager is removed from the ISIS file system and its state changes to Unbound.
Repairing Mirrors (ISIS | 7500) The Storage Manager is repairing mirrored blocks with a single point of failure.
This Storage Manager has 25 or more blocks that it cannot mirror to another ISB. This can
occur due to transient conditions like another ISB rebooting, network problems, or a
redistribution in progress. If this condition persists, further troubleshooting is required.
Server Performance Degraded The Storage Manager chassis needs to be rebooted as soon as possible.
Test Mode The disks in the Storage Manager are in test mode. This is an Error Insertion function that
should only be done by Avid Customer Support.
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