Shutting down the nas system, Managing disks, Rescanning for software-raid nas system disks – Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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1.

 

Log in to the NAS Manager.

2.

 

Click Controller.

3.

 

Click View Alerts.

4.

 

Select the check box next to the alert you want to view.

5.

 

In the Tasks list, select Alert Details.

6.

 

On the Alert Details page, you can view information about the condition(s) that caused the alert, and then follow the instructions.

7.

 

Click Clear Message to delete the alert.

 

Shutting Down the NAS System

 

To shut down, restart, or schedule a shutdown of the NAS system using the NAS Manager, perform the following steps:

1.

 

Log in to the NAS Manager.

2.

 

Click Maintenance.

3.

 

Click Shutdown.

4.

 

Click Shut Down, Restart, or Scheduled Shutdown.

5.

 

If you select Scheduled Shutdown, specify when the shutdown should occur, and then click OK.

6.

 

On the Confirmation page, click OK to confirm the action.

 

If you choose to restart the NAS system, the Restarting page displays. When the NAS Manager detects that the NAS system has come back online, the
NAS Manager automatically returns to the home page.

 

 

Managing Disks

 

The NAS Manager allows you to list available disks, rescan for a disk, and view disk properties.

 

Listing Available Software-RAID NAS System Disks and Viewing Properties

 

1.

 

Log in to the NAS Manager.

 

See "

Logging in to the NAS Manager

" in this section of the guide.

2.

 

Click Disks.

3.

 

On the Disks page, click Disks.

 

The Disks page displays a list of the available disks and shows their status.

4.

 

Click the disk whose properties you want to view and click Properties.

 

The Properties page displays the status, capacity, device type, and vendor for the selected disk.

 

Rescanning for Software-RAID NAS System Disks

and then click OK.

NOTE:

Do not refresh or perform any function in the NAS Manager until it comes back online. If you click Refresh, the NAS Manager might not

automatically refresh after rebooting.

NOTE:

For instructions on how to determine if you have a software-RAID or a hardware-RAID NAS system, see "

Determining if a NAS System Uses

Software RAID or Hardware RAID

" in this section of the guide.

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