About the provisioning tab, About the events tab, About – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual

Page 362: The provisioning tab

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Viewing Element Topology and Properties

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6.

Select a storage volume containing the application for which you are creating the virtual

application.

NOTE:

You can view the properties of a volume by clicking its link.

7.

If applicable, choose a disk partition by clicking the Disk Partitions tab or the Next button and

then selecting a disk partition.

8.

Click Finish.

About the Provisioning Tab

The provisioning tab provides different functionality depending on the type of element you

double-clicked in System Manager or clicked in the Provisioning pages. You can also access the

provisioning table by right-clicking a fabric, selecting the Go to Properties option, and clicking the

Provisioning tab.
If you selected a switch or a fabric, you are shown zone provisioning tools that let you manages

zones, zone aliases, and zone sets. These tools provide a wide range of functionality, such as the

following:

Creating Zone Aliases

” on page 344

Creating a Zone in a Fabric

” on page 347

Creating a Zone Set

” on page 350

Activating a Zone Set

” on page 354

For more information about setting up zones, see

SAN Zoning Overview

” on page 338.

If you double-clicked a storage system, you are shown storage provisioning tools that let you create

storage pools, volumes, and host security groups. These tools provide a wide range of functionality,

such as the following:

Managing Storage Pools

” on page 365

Managing Volumes

” on page 367

Rules for Creating Host Security Groups

” on page 374

Managing Host Security Groups

” on page 378

About the Events Tab

The Events tab lets you view, clear, sort and filter events for an element. An event can be anything

that occurs on the element, such as a device connected to a Brocade switch has gone off-line. It

provides the following information about the events:

ID

- The identification number assigned to the event

Severity

- Provides the severity level

Time

- The time the event was recorded.

Summary Text

- A brief explanation of the event. When you click the summary text, the details

of the event are displayed.

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