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Storage view maps
You can view a storage hierarchy map to see the components in the storage view, and drill down further to see the health and
properties of all underlying storage objects. Storage view map provides more information.
Using the Storage Views screen
The Storage Views screen lists all storage views in a selected cluster. Use this screen to search for a storage view, assess the
health of a storage view, or show associated initiators, ports, and virtual volumes. By default, storage views are sorted by name,
in ascending alphabetical order. The arrow in the default sort column indicates the direction of the sort; ascending (
) or descending (
). You can sort columns of data, select one or more objects in the list, and show or hide on the screen.
This screen shows the following information about storage views:
Column Description
Storage View The name of the storage view.
Operational Status Indicates how the storage view is functioning in the cluster.
Storage view status provides more information.
Active Indicates the status of the storage view: Active or Inactive.
Initiators The number of initiators using this storage view.
Volumes The number of virtual volumes in this storage view.
Ports The number of ports connecting this view.
Using the Storage View Properties panel
This screen displays the Storage View properties in a separate panel at the right side of the screen. The panel shows the details
of storage view, status of all initiators, metro node ports, and virtual volumes in the selected storage view.
Use the following tabs to view the status and properties of the associated components:
● Storage View—Shows the details and status of storage view.
● Initiators—Shows the status of all initiators in the selected storage view. Click an initiator to see its properties.
● Ports—Shows the status of all ports that are associated with the storage view. Click a port to see its properties.
● Virtual volumes—Shows the status of all virtual volumes in the selected storage view. Click a virtual volume to see its
properties. Also, you can select the LUN, VPD ID, Capacity (or all three check boxes) to show the associated information for
each virtual volume listed in the panel.
Additional tasks
You can also perform the following tasks from the Storage Views screen:
● Search for a storage view–Click the Filter icon
corresponding to the element and type the full or the partial name in the
field that appears. Press Enter.
● Refresh screen data–Click the Refresh icon .
● Rename a storage view—Select the storage view , and then click Rename under the STORAGE VIEW tab in the Storage
View Properties panel. Click to save the changes.
● View properties for initiators, ports, and virtual volumes in a storage view—Select the storage view name to populate the
panel on the right. Click a tab to display a component, and then click the required tab to view its properties.
● Add or remove initiators—Select the storage view name to display its components in the panel on the right. In the panel,
click Initiators and then click ADD/REMOVE INITIATORS.
● Add or remove ports—Select the storage view name to display its components in the panel on the right. In the panel, click
Ports, and then click ADD/REMOVE PORTS.
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