Understanding The Volume View - D-Link DSN-1100 X Stack User Manual

3.1 Understanding the Volume View

In the Volume View, the Main Display shows information about the volumes on the
xStack Storage array. The information shown can be sorted by volume name or by iSCSI
initiator using the two radio buttons in the Main Display.
By default, the Sort by Volume button is selected (see Figure 3-1). When this button is
selected, the Main Display provides a volume-centric view of the volumes on the xStack
Storage and any unused iSCSI initiators. If you click the Sort by Initiator radio button,
information in the Main Display is resorted to an iSCSI initiator-centric view, with iSCSI
initiators displayed above the volumes associated with them (see Figure 3-2).
If you click a volume in the Main Display:
An icon to the left of the Detail Tabs shows the composition of the volume you
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selected (for example, parity, JBOD, etc.).
The Volume Actions panel lets you grant or revoke iSCSI access to the volume;
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scan, destroy, grow, or reconfigure the volume; and view advanced extent
information. See section 3.3.
The Detail Tabs let you rename and view volume information, view extent
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information, enable Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), set a
CHAP password, grant or revoke iSCSI initiator access to the volume, and view or
define advanced settings. See section 3.4.
Figure 3-1. Example of the Volume View Sorted by Volume
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Volumes (Shaded
Volume is Selected)
Unused iSCSI
Initiator
Information About the
Selected Volume
Appears Here