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Viewing the status of IO to a device
About this task
The Service status attribute in the Device Properties dialog box indicates the status of I/O to a device. Device status provides
a definition of the service status.
Steps
1. From the GUI main menu, do one of the following:
a. In a metro node Local:
i. Select Provision Storage.
ii. In the View by drop-down, select Devices.
b. In a metro node Metro:
i. Select Provision Storage.
ii. In the Provision on drop-down, select the cluster of the devices.
iii. In the View by drop-down, select Devices.
2. In the Devices view, click the device name.
The Device Properties dialog box appears. You can see the Service Status in the dialog box.
Creating a device
Steps
1. From the GUI main menu, do one of the following:
a. In a metro node Local:
i. Select Provision Storage.
ii. In the View by drop-down, select Devices.
b. In a metro node Metro:
i. Select Provision Storage.
ii. In the Provision on drop-down, select the cluster of the devices.
iii. In the View by drop-down, select Devices.
2. In the Devices view, click CREATE.
The Create Devices wizard is displayed.
3. Follow the instructions in the wizard. For additional help on any of the screens, click Help.
Renaming a device
About this task
You can rename a device at any time.
Steps
1. From the GUI main menu, do one of the following:
a. In a metro node Local:
i. Select Provision Storage.
ii. In the View by drop-down, select Devices.
b. In a metro node Metro:
i. Select Provision Storage.
ii. In the Provision on drop-down, select the cluster of the devices.
iii. In the View by drop-down, select Devices.
2. In the Devices view, click the device name link to open the device properties panel.
3. Click the Rename under the DEVICE tab in the Device Properties panel, and then type a new name in the Device Name
field.
4. Click
.
Provisioning storage
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