Managing Storage

This help page briefly explains how to manage storage on a network. It contains the following topics:

Overview

Managing storage on a network consists of the following tasks:

Add storage to a network and assign it to a host
Configure optional storage settings, monitor errors
Check the health of the network
Replicate data to prevent data loss
Add optional applications
Upgrade the firmware

These tasks are divided into several sub-tasks. The information in this help system that describes them is linked together to provide a smooth flow of information, but the information about each task can be viewed separately.

Tasks (back to top)

The tasks to manage your storage area network are divided into to groups as shown in the following table.

First Time Setup	Adding arrays the subsystem, setting up arrays, assigning storage to a host
Managing Arrays	Displaying array properties, adding, configuring, and removing arrays.
Optional Management Tasks	Running and stopping error monitoring, editing error monitoring options, setting filter parameters, refreshing information
Optional Configuration Tasks	Managing RAID groups and host groups setting up alerts
Replication	Local replication and remote replication
Error Monitoring	Edit Error Monitoring Options
Backups	Volume Backups