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Storage Essentials 5.00.01 User Guide 285
Once the button is enabled, the management server displays the link between the storage
system port and the port to the host as a dotted line, as shown in the following figure:
Figure 48 Direct Attached Storage in the Topology
In this figure, Slot A Port 1 belongs to the storage system and Adapter 1 Port 0 belongs to the host.
The dotted line indicates the storage system is directly attached to the host.
Filers
Element topology for a filer shows the connection from a host to the filer going through an IP cloud,
which represents the IP network.
Accessing the Topology
To access the Topology tab:
1. Access the management server.
2. Access the Topology tab by doing one of the following:
• Selecting an element in Application Viewer, and then clicking the Topology tab.
• Double-clicking an element in Capacity Manager or System Manager, and then clicking the
Topology tab.
• Right-clicking an element in System Manager, and then selecting Go To Element Topology
from the drop-down menu.