Dell POWERVAULT MD3620I User Manual

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Configuration: Overview

• Disk groups and virtual disks

Logical tab—You can view the organization of the storage array by virtual

disks, disk groups, free capacity nodes, and any unconfigured capacity for

the storage array.

Physical tab—You can view the organization of the storage array by RAID

controller modules, physical disks, and other hardware components.

Mappings tab—You can define the hosts, host groups, and host ports. You

can change the mappings to grant virtual disk access to host groups and

hosts and create storage partitions.

Setup tab—You can complete the initial setup tasks to configure the

storage array.

Support tab—You can complete common support tasks like downloading

RAID controller module firmware, viewing the online help, and so on.

In the AMW, you can:

• Provide storage array options. For example, renaming a storage array,

changing a password, or enabling a background media scan.

• Provide the ability to configure virtual disks from the storage array

capacity, define hosts and host groups, and grant host or host group access

to sets of virtual disks called storage partitions.

• Monitor the health of storage array components and report detailed status

using applicable icons.

• Provide applicable recovery procedures for a failed logical component or a

failed hardware component.

• Present a view of the Event Log for the storage array.
• Present profile information about hardware components, such as RAID

controller modules and physical disks.

• Provide RAID controller module management options, such as changing

ownership of virtual disks or placing a RAID controller module online or

offline.

• Provide physical disk management options, such as assignment of hot

spares and locating the physical disk.

• Monitor storage array performance.

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