Using the powervault advanced administration menu, Viewing volume properties – Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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NOTE:

The process of fully rebuilding the RAID volumes may take several hours.

NOTE:

If the volume is in use—for example, the volume is open in a browser window, the volume contains

shares or snapshots, or another application is using the volume—a message displays stating that the

operation has failed and that you need to use Dell OpenManage Array Manager. See "

Advanced Disk and

Volume Management

" for more information.

Viewing Volume Properties

1. Log in to the NAS Manager.

See "

Logging in to the NAS Manager

."

2. Click Disks.

3. Click Volumes.

4. In the Volumes column, select the volume whose properties you want to view.

5. On the Tasks list, click Properties.

6. Click OK to return to the Volumes window.

Using the PowerVault Advanced Administration Menu

The Advanced Administration Menu is a software application that provides links to advanced functionality in your NAS

system. The menu runs automatically when you access your NAS system through Terminal Services.

To access the Advanced Administration Menu, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to the NAS Manager.

See "

Logging in to the NAS Manager

."

2. Click Maintenance.

3. Click Terminal Services, and then log in to the NAS system as an administrator.

NOTE:

The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault.

The Advanced Administration Menu displays. If it does not display, double-click the Advanced Administration

Menu icon on the desktop of the NAS appliance.

4. Click Administrative Tools or System Management to display the list of selectable options.

5. Click the tool or setting you want.

6. When you are finished using the Advanced Administration Menu, log off by clicking Logoff at the bottom of the

Advanced Administration Menu.

The following tools are available through the Advanced Administration Menu:

Broadcom Network Teaming — Launches Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite. This application is for the

Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit NIC, which is sold separately.

Computer Management — Provides management for local or remote computers.

Disk Management — Launches Dell OpenManage Array Manager, which provides a comprehensive storage

management for your disks and volumes.

Distributed File System — Allows management of multiple network shares.

Event Viewer — Allows you to view events in your application log, security log, and system log.

Intel Network Teaming — Launches Intel® PROSet II, which allows you to perform advanced functions on NICs,

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