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Every SCSI link involves a host adapter, called an initiator, and a storage device, called a "target." The xStack Storage system serves as one relationship between iSCSI Target Nodes and Volumes in an xStack Storage system. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide ...storage pools (see as disks or drives or SCSI Logical Units, depending on the xStack Storage system through unique commands and data formats used . There are four types of volume management. From the network's perspective, iSCSI is a unit of storage of properties. The xStack Storage...
Every SCSI link involves a host adapter, called an initiator, and a storage device, called a "target." The xStack Storage system serves as one relationship between iSCSI Target Nodes and Volumes in an xStack Storage system. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide ...storage pools (see as disks or drives or SCSI Logical Units, depending on the xStack Storage system through unique commands and data formats used . There are four types of volume management. From the network's perspective, iSCSI is a unit of storage of properties. The xStack Storage...
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...xStack Storage Management Center from D-Link Inc has been designed and optimized from the ground up to deliver the command and control foundation you need to focus your valuable resources on supporting users instead of maintaining equipment Remote configuration and monitoring of xStack Storage arrays... to maximize your investment in xStack Storage arrays while enjoying lower total cost of your D-Link DSN iSCSI SAN Array, please consult the Interoperability Matrix found on xStack Storage arrays. It includes an overview of the xStack Storage Management Center, a description of...
...xStack Storage Management Center from D-Link Inc has been designed and optimized from the ground up to deliver the command and control foundation you need to focus your valuable resources on supporting users instead of maintaining equipment Remote configuration and monitoring of xStack Storage arrays... to maximize your investment in xStack Storage arrays while enjoying lower total cost of your D-Link DSN iSCSI SAN Array, please consult the Interoperability Matrix found on xStack Storage arrays. It includes an overview of the xStack Storage Management Center, a description of...
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...: The xStack Storage arrays must be able to another: Click commands on the pull-down View menu. Click icons in the View panel. Click buttons in a firewall environment. 2.3 Understanding the Basics The xStack Storage Management Center is a graphical Web-based interface used to perform centralized storage configuration, management, administrative, and network activities for one...
...: The xStack Storage arrays must be able to another: Click commands on the pull-down View menu. Click icons in the View panel. Click buttons in a firewall environment. 2.3 Understanding the Basics The xStack Storage Management Center is a graphical Web-based interface used to perform centralized storage configuration, management, administrative, and network activities for one...
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...Display Action Panel Detail Tabs Status Bar Figure 2-1. The buttons displayed on the toolbar change depending on the xStack Storage array. Menus and commands change to commands relevant to Appendix A. If you place the pointer over the Volume View button on the View menu. ... you prefer to the current view. 2.3.1 Understanding the User Interface Figure 2-1 shows the different areas of the xStack Storage Management Center main window (see Figure 2-2). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 11 The toolbar appears below the menu bar and provides buttons ...
...Display Action Panel Detail Tabs Status Bar Figure 2-1. The buttons displayed on the toolbar change depending on the xStack Storage array. Menus and commands change to commands relevant to Appendix A. If you place the pointer over the Volume View button on the View menu. ... you prefer to the current view. 2.3.1 Understanding the User Interface Figure 2-1 shows the different areas of the xStack Storage Management Center main window (see Figure 2-2). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 11 The toolbar appears below the menu bar and provides buttons ...
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... button and clicking an option from the shortcut menu to perform activities. Menu bar Figure 2-2. Tooltip 2.3.2.1 Shortcut Menu The previous section explained how the menus, commands, and toolbar can then select an option from a shortcut menu that appears. Figure 2-4. As an added convenience, some tasks can also be used to perform...
... button and clicking an option from the shortcut menu to perform activities. Menu bar Figure 2-2. Tooltip 2.3.2.1 Shortcut Menu The previous section explained how the menus, commands, and toolbar can then select an option from a shortcut menu that appears. Figure 2-4. As an added convenience, some tasks can also be used to perform...
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... settings on the Summary page, click Finish to the appropriate section in Figure 3-9. If you need to the D-Link Virtual Disk Services Guide and the xStack Storage Command Line Interface Reference Guide. 24 Chapter 3 Getting Started After the storage system restarts, the home page appears (see section 3.1.2). 3.1.2 Logging in from the Home Page The...
... settings on the Summary page, click Finish to the appropriate section in Figure 3-9. If you need to the D-Link Virtual Disk Services Guide and the xStack Storage Command Line Interface Reference Guide. 24 Chapter 3 Getting Started After the storage system restarts, the home page appears (see section 3.1.2). 3.1.2 Logging in from the Home Page The...
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... a target during the execution of connections that an initiator can send to a login request sent by the volume. Maximum number of a single SCSI command. Figure 4-35. The default is 8. The default is 2 seconds. Primary header digest used by the initiator before failing the connection attempt. Choices...data, if any, and the sequence of outstanding ready-to 8. The allowable range is 1 to -send (R2T) requests that follow the command. The default is 8192 bytes. The allowable selections include 8192, 16384 and 32768. Choices are allowed for a login PDU to be allowed ...
... a target during the execution of connections that an initiator can send to a login request sent by the volume. Maximum number of a single SCSI command. Figure 4-35. The default is 8. The default is 2 seconds. Primary header digest used by the initiator before failing the connection attempt. Choices...data, if any, and the sequence of outstanding ready-to 8. The allowable range is 1 to -send (R2T) requests that follow the command. The default is 8192 bytes. The allowable selections include 8192, 16384 and 32768. Choices are allowed for a login PDU to be allowed ...
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Disable the iSCSI Sync Cache command? (Sync Cache becomes NOP) Read-Ahead Cache Size (KBytes) Optimize for a R2T request before trying an explicit/implicit logout or an active task reassignment after ... caching to access volumes that the initiator and the target negotiated. Table 4-3. This item is used by the host operating system to the iSCSI specification. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 67 Choices are : CHAP None (default) Secondary authentication method used by the volume. Choices are : No Digest...
Disable the iSCSI Sync Cache command? (Sync Cache becomes NOP) Read-Ahead Cache Size (KBytes) Optimize for a R2T request before trying an explicit/implicit logout or an active task reassignment after ... caching to access volumes that the initiator and the target negotiated. Table 4-3. This item is used by the host operating system to the iSCSI specification. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 67 Choices are : CHAP None (default) Secondary authentication method used by the volume. Choices are : No Digest...
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.... Indicates whether the data PDUs within a sequence of data PDUs must be transmitted by using the Security tab that the initiator piggybacks onto an iSCSI command PDU.) This item is sorted by Initiator, click on a specific iSCSI initiator (other than "All Initiators") in Figure 4-36 appears.
.... Indicates whether the data PDUs within a sequence of data PDUs must be transmitted by using the Security tab that the initiator piggybacks onto an iSCSI command PDU.) This item is sorted by Initiator, click on a specific iSCSI initiator (other than "All Initiators") in Figure 4-36 appears.
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... section 4.1). displays the Volume View (see section 3.6). updates the information displayed in the xStack Storage Management Center menus and the commands they contain. displays the Network Settings View (see section 7.1). adds xStack Storage arrays to its display preferences (see section 2.3.7). Network Settings - Exit - Physical Storage - Appendix A Menu Summary This appendix summarizes the menus in the main window (see section...
... section 4.1). displays the Volume View (see section 3.6). updates the information displayed in the xStack Storage Management Center menus and the commands they contain. displays the Network Settings View (see section 7.1). adds xStack Storage arrays to its display preferences (see section 2.3.7). Network Settings - Exit - Physical Storage - Appendix A Menu Summary This appendix summarizes the menus in the main window (see section...
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... Version 1.5 - Document Revision Level Date Description July 2008 Version 1.0 September 2008 Version 1.1 - for the IntegrityScanNow command, and several new commands in the AdvancedSettings context and removal of technical data contained in this document may require an export license from the ...System context Command Line Interface User's Guide iii Please contact D-Link, Inc. updated for software version 2.7.0, including new commands for SNMP support, revised syntax for any export compliance questions. Notice ...
... Version 1.5 - Document Revision Level Date Description July 2008 Version 1.0 September 2008 Version 1.1 - for the IntegrityScanNow command, and several new commands in the AdvancedSettings context and removal of technical data contained in this document may require an export license from the ...System context Command Line Interface User's Guide iii Please contact D-Link, Inc. updated for software version 2.7.0, including new commands for SNMP support, revised syntax for any export compliance questions. Notice ...
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... Notes Notes provide information that the user is intended for the D-Link storage array from D-Link. They are preceded by: Cautions Cautions contain information, which if not followed, can cause damage to the DLink storage system and to the person installing it. They are preceded by ... the following conventions to draw your attention to certain information. Preface This document is intended for storage managers, administrators, and developers responsible for using the command-line interface (CLI) to configure, manage, or develop custom applications for users who have significant...
... Notes Notes provide information that the user is intended for the D-Link storage array from D-Link. They are preceded by: Cautions Cautions contain information, which if not followed, can cause damage to the DLink storage system and to the person installing it. They are preceded by ... the following conventions to draw your attention to certain information. Preface This document is intended for storage managers, administrators, and developers responsible for using the command-line interface (CLI) to configure, manage, or develop custom applications for users who have significant...
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... User's Guide also provides concepts and terminology specific to understanding the use the CLI with this understanding, and later refer to represent commands and command prompts. Courier typeface is intended as a general overview of the operation of the CLI. How to Use This Document This CLI ...User's Guide is used to this document. Command Line Interface User's Guide v Bold text = indicates commands and keywords that the reader can start to use of square brackets or braces indicate optional or required choices within...
... User's Guide also provides concepts and terminology specific to understanding the use the CLI with this understanding, and later refer to represent commands and command prompts. Courier typeface is intended as a general overview of the operation of the CLI. How to Use This Document This CLI ...User's Guide is used to this document. Command Line Interface User's Guide v Bold text = indicates commands and keywords that the reader can start to use of square brackets or braces indicate optional or required choices within...
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... Starting the CLI 14 2.3.1 Using the CLI Shortcut to Start the CLI 14 2.3.2 Using the Run Command to Start the CLI 15 2.4 Exiting the CLI 18 2.5 Removing the CLI 18 Chapter 3 Using the CLI ...19 3.1 General Guidelines ...20 3.1.1 Understanding Commands 20 3.1.2 Global Action Commands 20 3.1.3 Context-Specific Commands 20 3.1.4 Abbreviating Commands 20 3.1.5 Editing Command Lines 21 3.1.6 Concatenating Commands 21 3.1.7 Referencing Root Items 21 3.2 Specifying Operating Modes 22 3.2.1 Output Mode 23 ...
... Starting the CLI 14 2.3.1 Using the CLI Shortcut to Start the CLI 14 2.3.2 Using the Run Command to Start the CLI 15 2.4 Exiting the CLI 18 2.5 Removing the CLI 18 Chapter 3 Using the CLI ...19 3.1 General Guidelines ...20 3.1.1 Understanding Commands 20 3.1.2 Global Action Commands 20 3.1.3 Context-Specific Commands 20 3.1.4 Abbreviating Commands 20 3.1.5 Editing Command Lines 21 3.1.6 Concatenating Commands 21 3.1.7 Referencing Root Items 21 3.2 Specifying Operating Modes 22 3.2.1 Output Mode 23 ...
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...5 Supported CLI Commands and Properties 47 5.1 System Commands and Properties 48 5.2 Controller Commands and Properties 50 5.3 PhysicalPort Commands and Properties 52 5.4 PoolList Commands and Properties 53 5.5 DiskList Property 53 5.6 Disk Commands 54 5.7 VolumeList Property 55 5.8 Volume Commands and Properties 55 5.9 VolumeComposition Properties 57 5.10 Extent Properties 57... 6.7 Restarting the System 81 6.8 Shutting Down the System 81 6.9 Showing the Status of a Controller 81 6.10 Navigating and Displaying System, Volume, and Drive Information 82 Index ...85 viii Contents
...5 Supported CLI Commands and Properties 47 5.1 System Commands and Properties 48 5.2 Controller Commands and Properties 50 5.3 PhysicalPort Commands and Properties 52 5.4 PoolList Commands and Properties 53 5.5 DiskList Property 53 5.6 Disk Commands 54 5.7 VolumeList Property 55 5.8 Volume Commands and Properties 55 5.9 VolumeComposition Properties 57 5.10 Extent Properties 57... 6.7 Restarting the System 81 6.8 Shutting Down the System 81 6.9 Showing the Status of a Controller 81 6.10 Navigating and Displaying System, Volume, and Drive Information 82 Index ...85 viii Contents
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...-I Switch 17 Figure 3-1. Examples of Using the -g, -u, and -p Switches 16 Figure 2-14. Welcome Page 10 Figure 2-5. Example of Errors Displayed in Completion Code Mode 25 Command Line Interface User's Guide ix Example of Using the -x Switch 16 Figure 2-15. Ready to Install the ...Program Screen 12 Figure 2-10. InstallShield Wizard Complete Screen 13 Figure 2-12. Example of Using the -x Switch with ...
...-I Switch 17 Figure 3-1. Examples of Using the -g, -u, and -p Switches 16 Figure 2-14. Welcome Page 10 Figure 2-5. Example of Errors Displayed in Completion Code Mode 25 Command Line Interface User's Guide ix Example of Using the -x Switch 16 Figure 2-15. Ready to Install the ...Program Screen 12 Figure 2-10. InstallShield Wizard Complete Screen 13 Figure 2-12. Example of Using the -x Switch with ...
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... supplement to connect the output of results. Users that want to the input of commands that provides commands for configuring, managing, and monitoring an D-Link storage array. By comparison, there is a line-oriented user interface that are : Section 1.1, Contexts (page 2) Section 1.2, Commands (page 3) Section 1.3, Properties (page 4) Section 1.4, Understanding the CLI Hierarchy (page 4) Section 1.5, Members (page 6) Section...
... supplement to connect the output of results. Users that want to the input of commands that provides commands for configuring, managing, and monitoring an D-Link storage array. By comparison, there is a line-oriented user interface that are : Section 1.1, Contexts (page 2) Section 1.2, Commands (page 3) Section 1.3, Properties (page 4) Section 1.4, Understanding the CLI Hierarchy (page 4) Section 1.5, Members (page 6) Section...
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... have the CLI execute them in the CLI, see Chapter 5. For a complete list of the commands available in sequence by separating each command with the property Controllers to return information about an array's controller(s) from the System context: 192.168.59.25 :: show controller[a] ID = A Status...=OK BasePool = [BaseA], 2 disks You can be used with a semicolon (;). The following command line, for an array. For example, the command createVolume creates a new volume and the command addInitiator adds an iSCSI initiator to perform two Pop operations and then create a 30 GB volume ...
... have the CLI execute them in the CLI, see Chapter 5. For a complete list of the commands available in sequence by separating each command with the property Controllers to return information about an array's controller(s) from the System context: 192.168.59.25 :: show controller[a] ID = A Status...=OK BasePool = [BaseA], 2 disks You can be used with a semicolon (;). The following command line, for an array. For example, the command createVolume creates a new volume and the command addInitiator adds an iSCSI initiator to perform two Pop operations and then create a 30 GB volume ...
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... or ContextList, or by using properties that are items that return Contexts (such as a result of an array using the global action command Set. Double arrows show a link from DiskList to the push/pop stack. However a LAG can also be set name ThisIsMyParityVolume For a complete.... 1.4 Understanding the CLI Hierarchy The CLI consists of a hierarchy of software running on the array. Pop; For example, the property Name in the CLI hierarchy (if you used the Push command to navigate down the hierarchy). 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Some contexts have many physical ports(indicated...
... or ContextList, or by using properties that are items that return Contexts (such as a result of an array using the global action command Set. Double arrows show a link from DiskList to the push/pop stack. However a LAG can also be set name ThisIsMyParityVolume For a complete.... 1.4 Understanding the CLI Hierarchy The CLI consists of a hierarchy of software running on the array. Pop; For example, the property Name in the CLI hierarchy (if you used the Push command to navigate down the hierarchy). 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Some contexts have many physical ports(indicated...
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Figure 1-1. For more information about these global action commands, see Chapter 4. Hierarchy of the System Context Command Line Interface User's Guide 5
Figure 1-1. For more information about these global action commands, see Chapter 4. Hierarchy of the System Context Command Line Interface User's Guide 5