Product specifications

Managing Storage Managers
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Clearing Network Degraded Status Messages
You can use the Issue Command button to clear all Network Degraded status messages from the Storage Managers
list. Network Degraded status indicates a high number of errors detected by the Storage Manager (see
“Storage Manager Status” on page 36). If correcting the problem does not clear the status messages, use the Issue
Command button to clear the messages and reset the error count.
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Correct the cause of the Network Degraded status messages before you clear them from the ISIS
Management Console.
To clear all Network Degraded messages in the Storage Managers list:
1. Select one or more Storage Managers from the Storage Managers list.
You can use the Shift and Control keys to select multiple items. For more information, see
“Selecting Items” on
page 26
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2. Click Issue Command.
The Issue Storage Manager(s) Command window opens.
3. Click Clear Network Degraded, and then click Send.
Upgrading Storage Managers
On ISIS | 7500 and ISIS | 2500 systems, you can use the Storage Managers tool to upgrade the Storage Manager
software installed in an Engine and connected to the shared storage network.
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On ISIS | 7500 systems, you can also use the Engines page to upgrade Storage Managers (Blades) and switches. For
more information, see “Upgrading ISIS | 7500 Engine Components” on page 47.
To upgrade a Storage software:
1. Select the Storage Managers you want to upgrade.
2. Click Upgrade.
The Upgrade Storage Managers dialog box opens.
3. Select the upgrade installer from the list in the right column.
The Command text box displays the location of the upgrade installer.
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Do not enter any text in the Command or Options fields except under the supervision of qualified Avid
support personnel. Doing so can result in system degradation and data loss.
4. Click Upgrade.
The ISIS Management Console installs the necessary upgrade for the selected Storage Manager. You can
monitor the progress of the upgrade either in the Details panel of the Storage Manager tool or in the ISIS | 7500
System Monitor tool.
Removing Storage Managers from the ISIS | 7500 Shared Storage Network
You can remove and replace Storage Managers without stopping the System Director or turning off other
components of the network. There are two principal reasons for removing Storage Managers from the system:
• The Manager has a high number of unrecoverable errors
• The Manager has failed or has been removed from the system